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Dictionary entry overview: What does scape mean?
• SCAPE (noun)
The noun SCAPE has 2 senses:
1. erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
2. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
Familiarity information: SCAPE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
flower stalk; scape
Hypernyms ("scape" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scape"):
peduncle (stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
scape; shaft
Hypernyms ("scape" is a kind of...):
upright; vertical (a vertical structural member as a post or stake)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Holonyms ("scape" is a part of...):
column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)
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