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- noun One who studies
palynology
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Examples
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Arlette Leroi-Gourhan, a palynologist scientist who studies spores and pollen discovered evidence of flowers in tombs while studying samples of pollen in the soil from Neanderthal burial sites being explored in the 1950s.
Say it with your own arrangement - or cutting garden - of flowers Joel M. Lerner 2011
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By coring into these sediments, identifying the pollen, and radiocarbon dating these stratigraphic layers, the palynologist can determine what was growing when.
The Goddess and the Bull MICHAEL BALTER 2005
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Geomorphologist Veronique De Laet was now joined by geomorphologist Etienne Paulissen and palynologist David Kaniewski (all KULeuven) as well as paleobotanist Koen Deforce (University of Ghent).
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Neither man knew what it was, but decided a palynologist would be their best bet — an expert in pollen.
The Killing Hour Gardner, Lisa 2003
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She was looking at the palynologist with interest.
The Killing Hour Gardner, Lisa 2003
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Over two seasons, palynologist D. Kaniewski of the Center for Archaeological Sciences continued his analysis of the pollen and other material obtained from cores extracted in 2005 in the intramontane basin of Bereket, on the southwestern edge of the territory of Sagalassos.
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Palynological Survey Report 1 2003
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Brian Knowles, the hydrologist, and Lloyd Armitage, the palynologist, were already on board.
The Killing Hour Gardner, Lisa 2003
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Adams-Groom is the NPARU's chief palynologist (palynology is the study of pollen).
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Adams-Groom is the NPARU's chief palynologist (palynology is the study of pollen).
Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk 2010
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“That’s not pollen,” the palynologist said immediately.
The Killing Hour Gardner, Lisa 2003
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