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scape noun [ skeɪp ]

• a long flower stalk coming directly from a root.
• the basal segment of an insect's antenna, especially when it is enlarged and lengthened (as in a weevil).
Origin: early 19th century: via Latin from Greek skapos ‘rod’; related to sceptre.

-scape combining form

• denoting a specified type of scene.
• "moonscape"
Origin: on the pattern of landscape .


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