SCAPE

Scape

The botanical term "scape" generally refers to a long internode forming the basal part or the whole of a peduncle. Typically it takes the form of a long, leafless flowering stem rising directly from a bulb, rhizome, or similar subterranean or underwater structure.

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scape

Noun

  1. a leafless stalk growing directly out of a root
  2. the lowest part of an insect's antenna
  3. the shaft of a column
  4. The apophyge of a shaft.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. escape
  2. A means of escape; evasion.
  3. A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
  4. A loose act of vice or lewdness.

Verb

  1. to escape


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