scape
1[ skeyp ]
/ skeɪp /
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noun
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
Zoology. a stemlike part, as the shaft of a feather.
Architecture. the shaft of a column.
Entomology. the stemlike basal segment of the antenna of certain insects.
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Origin of scape
1Other definitions for scape (2 of 3)
scape2
or 'scape
[ skeyp ]
/ skeɪp /
noun, verb (used with or without object), scaped, scap·ing.Archaic.
an archaic variant of escape.
Other definitions for scape (3 of 3)
-scape
a combining form extracted from landscape, denoting “an extensive view, scenery,” or “a picture or representation” of such a view, as specified by the initial element: cityscape; moonscape; seascape.
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British Dictionary definitions for scape (1 of 3)
scape1
/ (skeɪp) /
noun
a leafless stalk in plants that arises from a rosette of leaves and bears one or more flowers
zoology a stalklike part, such as the first segment of an insect's antenna
Derived forms of scape
scapose, adjectiveWord Origin for scape
C17: from Latin scāpus stem, from (Doric) Greek skapos; see shaft
British Dictionary definitions for scape (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for scape (3 of 3)
-scape
suffix forming nouns
indicating a scene or view of something, esp a pictorial representationseascape
Word Origin for -scape
abstracted from landscape
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