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phytolithology

phytolithology noun: the science that deals with fossil plants; paleobotany; paleophytology.

Noun

phytolithology (uncountable)

  1. The science that deals with fossil plants; paleobotany; paleophytology.

Origin of phytolithology

From phyto- + lithology.

Questions about phytolithology

What does phytolithology mean?
Phytolithology means the science that deals with fossil plants; paleobotany; paleophytology.
What part of speech is phytolithology?
Phytolithology is a noun.

Words near phytolithology in the dictionary

  1. phytolith
  2. phytolithic
  3. phytolithological
  4. phytolithologist
  5. phytolithologists
  6. phytolithology
  7. phytoliths
  8. phytologic
  9. phytological
  10. phytologically
  11. phytologies

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