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Noun: scape  skeyp
  1. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
    "The long scape of the amaryllis supports its large, showy blooms";
    - flower stalk
     
  2. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
    "The Doric column's scape was fluted along its length";
    - shaft

Derived forms: scapes

Type of: stalk, stem, upright, vertical

Part of: column, pillar

Encyclopedia: Scape