paleobotanist

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From paleo- +‎ botanist.

Noun

paleobotanist (plural paleobotanists)

  1. A botanist who specializes in paleobotany; someone who studies plant fossils. [from 19th c.]
    • 2018, Susannah Lydon, The Guardian, 23 March:
      How and when the earliest plants made the first move on to land is always a hot topic for palaeobotanists.
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