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palynology
noun[ U ]
biology specializeduk /ˌpæl.əˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ us /ˌpæl.əˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/
the study of pollen(= the powder, produced by the male part of a flower, that causes the female part of the same type of flower to produce seeds) and spores(= reproductive cells produced by some plants and simple organisms): 孢粉学
She is a professor of botany and a director of the palynology laboratory in the university's department of earth sciences. 她是一位植物学教授，也是该大学地球科学系孢粉学实验室的主任。
His studies in palynology have had an immense impact on researching migration patterns in the region.
Palynology has been applied to forensics, as when grains limited to a certain geographic area are found on a suspect's clothing.
Palynology is not just the study of pollen, but also how things like soil get transferred from one place to another.
Palynology provides us with a record of past environmental change in the region.
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