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palaeoxylology

palaeoxylology noun: the study of fossil wood, whether petrified or not.

Noun

palaeoxylology (uncountable)

  1. the study of fossil wood, whether petrified or not

Origin of palaeoxylology

From palaeo- + xylology.

Questions about palaeoxylology

What does palaeoxylology mean?
Palaeoxylology means the study of fossil wood, whether petrified or not.
What part of speech is palaeoxylology?
Palaeoxylology is a noun.

Words near palaeoxylology in the dictionary

  1. palaeowater
  2. palaeoweather
  3. palaeoweathering
  4. palaeowind
  5. palaeoxylological
  6. palaeoxylology
  7. Palaeozoic
  8. palaeozoogeographical
  9. palaeozoogeography
  10. palaeozoologic
  11. palaeozoological

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