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paleopalynology

paleopalynology noun: the branch of palynology concerned with the study of ancient pollens and spores, rather than with those still extant.

Noun

paleopalynology (uncountable)

  1. The branch of palynology concerned with the study of ancient pollens and spores, rather than with those still extant.

Origin of paleopalynology

From paleo- (“ancient”) + palynology.

Words formed from paleopalynology

Questions about paleopalynology

What does paleopalynology mean?
Paleopalynology means the branch of palynology concerned with the study of ancient pollens and spores, rather than with those still extant.
What part of speech is paleopalynology?
Paleopalynology is a noun.

Words near paleopalynology in the dictionary

  1. paleoorthodoxy
  2. paleopallium
  3. paleopalynological
  4. paleopalynologist
  5. paleopalynologists
  6. paleopalynology
  7. paleoparadoxiid
  8. paleoparadoxiids
  9. paleoparasitological
  10. paleoparasitologist
  11. paleoparasitologists

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