paleobotanist
/ˌpeɪlioʊˈbɑtənɪst/
noun
- A scientist who studies ancient plants from fossils.
- A paleobotanist can tell what the climate was like by looking at fossilized pollen.
- My cousin became a paleobotanist after finding a leaf imprint in her backyard.
- The paleobotanist examined a 300-million-year-old fern fossil.