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Added 9 October 2026

scape

/ˈskeɪp/ noun

Latin root: scāpus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scape at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip.
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column.

Origin

From Latin scāpus, from Doric Greek σκᾶπος (skâpos). Doublet of native English shaft.

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