archaeobotanistn.
/ˌɑːkɪə(ʊ)ˈbɒtn̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˌɑrkioʊˈbɑtn̩əst/ A person who analyses the plant remains recovered from archaeological sites; an expert or specialist in archaeobotany.
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fossil botanist1832
phytogeographer1859
palaeophytologist1869
neo-botanist1870
palaeobotanist1876
phytopalaeontologist1882
plant geographer1883
phytopathologist1886
plant physiologist1888
plant pathologist1894
phytoecologist1899
phytochemist1914
phytosociologist1926
astrobotanist1952
archaeobotanist1954
1954 Danmarks Geol. Undersøgelse Række II. 80 251 To the archaeobotanist is left the task of pointing out which species were exploited by man, gathered in the wood or meadow for technical or nutritional purposes, directly cultivated, or gathered for additional food on the fallow field and elsewhere, as evinced by archaeological contexts.
1988 New Scientist 25 Feb. 49/1 Interest then focused on the remains of the victim's last meal, still in his gut... Archaeobotanists in the Institute of Archaeology at the University of London..analysed the meal.
2011 True Loaf (Real Bread Campaign) No. 6. 10/2 Cereal breeder, archeobotanist and thatcher John Letts is a founder of the Oxford Bread Group.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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