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protophytology

protophytology noun: paleobotany.

Noun (1)

protophytology (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) paleobotany

Noun (2)

protophytology (uncountable)

  1. The study of protophytes.

Origin of protophytology

From proto- + phytology.

From protophyte + -ology.

Questions about protophytology

What does protophytology mean?
Protophytology means paleobotany.
What part of speech is protophytology?
Protophytology is a noun.

Words near protophytology in the dictionary

  1. protophysicists
  2. protophysics
  3. protophyte
  4. protophytes
  5. protophytic
  6. protophytology
  7. protopilgrimage
  8. protopilgrimages
  9. protopine
  10. protopines
  11. protoplanet

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