noun
- a leafless flower stalk that rises directly from the ground
- a view or picture of scenery
Usage: botanical
Usage: literary
verb
- to escape from or avoid something
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The daffodil’s bright yellow flower sat atop a tall green scape.
- Tulips produce their blooms on sturdy scapes that emerge in spring.
- The artist painted a beautiful mountain scape at sunset.
- The desert scape stretched endlessly toward the horizon.
- The prisoner managed to scape from his captors under cover of darkness.
- She tried to scape responsibility for the mistake.