palynology
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pal·y·nol·o·gy
(păl′ə-nŏl′ə-jē)n.
The scientific study of pollen and spores, often ones that are fossilized.
[Greek palunein, to sprinkle + -logy.]
pal′y·no·log′i·cal (-nə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl), pal′y·no·log′ic adj.
pal′y·no·log′i·cal·ly adv.
pal′y·nol′o·gist n.
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palynology
(ˌpælɪˈnɒlədʒɪ)n
(Botany) the study of living and fossil pollen grains and plant spores
[C20: from Greek palunein to scatter + -logy]
palynological, palynologic adj
palynologically adv
ˌpalyˈnologist n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
palynology
the science that studies live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and other microscopic plant structures. — polynologist, n. — polynological, adj.
See also: Biology-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
palynology
The study of pollen and spores.
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