scape

Meaning

Noun

1. A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.
2. The basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).
3. The basal part, more specifically known as the oviscape, of the ovipositor of an insect.
4. The shaft of a column.
5. The apophyge of a shaft.

Verb

to escape

Synonyms

shaft

stipe

stem

stalk

flower stalk

stock

peduncle

frustum

fust

haulm

helve

jamb

pedicel

pillar

post

puncheon

shank

stanchion

straw

strut

stub

trail

caudex

condensation trail

podetium

-scape

arm

stay bracket

axis

baluster

column

column shaft

contrail

counterfoil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskeɪp/

Etymology

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