Definition of "scape" [scape]

• Botany A leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground, as in the tulip. (noun)
• Biology A stalklike part, such as a feather shaft or a segment of an insect's antenna. (noun)
• Architecture The shaft of a column. (noun)
• Archaic Variant of escape. (verb)
• A scene; a view. Often used in combination: seascape; mindscape. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Karl was not without _his_ hair-breadth "'scape" -- having been chased by"
• "Teach them to cut the entire flowering stem (called a scape) to the base, to bring cuttings indoors when they are just beginning to open and to place them in water immediately."
• "Hardneck garlic developes an impressive flowering stalk, called a scape, which can grow from 24 to 48 inches in height."