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scape
1[skeyp]
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.
scape
2[skeyp]
noun
an archaic variant of escape.
-scape
3a 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.
scape
1/ ɪ /
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
-scape
2suffix
indicating a scene or view of something, esp a pictorial representation
seascape
scape
3/ ɪ /
verb
an archaic word for escape
Other Word Forms
- ˈDz adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of scape1
Origin of scape2
Example Sentences
“I'd say the more tender ones — the younger ones — are going to be a little sweeter and less pungent than the older garlic scapes,” Beitchman added.
Spring specialties: garlic scapes, pea shoots, ramps, fiddlehead ferns, English peas, fava beans.
“We should be careful not to scape goat minorities because of shifts in their voting patterns when a clear majority of people of color voted Democrat.”
“As Outfest was imploding, members of the Outfest Board threw Plaintiff under the bus and sought to make him a scape goat for their own malfeasance.”
Some are well-known to foragers and farmers market shoppers — nettles, morels, garlic scapes.
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