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As a noun, scape means a leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.
Meanings of scape
14 meaningsnoun
botanyA leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.
The basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).
The basal part, more specifically known as the oviscape, of the ovipositor of an insect.
architectureThe shaft of a column.
architectureThe apophyge of a shaft.
The cry of the snipe when flushed.
The snipe itself.
Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulipplant
Similar: flower stalk(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
Similar: shaft
Older and rare meanings (4)
archaicEscape
obsoleteA means of escape; evasion.
obsoleteA freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
obsoleteA loose act of vice or lewdness.
verb
archaicTo escape
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).