English Explanatory Dictionary

actuopalynology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The branch of palynology concerned with the study of modern-day pollens and spores, rather than with fossils.

Word forms

actuopalynology

Etymology

From actuo- (“present, current, living, active”) + palynology, from French actuel, from Latin actuālis + Ancient Greek παλύνω (palúnō, “to sprinkle, scatter”) (from πάλη (pálē, “fine meal, dust”)) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, actuo- + palyno- + -log + -y.

Derived words

actuopalynological actuopalynologist
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