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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The scientific study of spores and pollen.

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  1. n. The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in rocks.

Etymologies

  1. Greek palunein, to sprinkle + -logy.

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‘palynology’ has been looked up 591 times, added to 6 lists, and has a Scrabble score of 19.