scape

/skeɪp/
/skeɪp/
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Other forms: scapes

Definitions of scape
  1. noun
    erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
    synonyms: flower stalk
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    types:
    peduncle
    stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
    pedicel, pedicle
    a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
    type of:
    stalk, stem
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
  2. noun
    (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
    synonyms: shaft
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    type of:
    upright, vertical
    a vertical structural member as a post or stake
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