noun
- the stem of a flower that rises directly from the root
Usage: botanical
verb
- present participle of scape: to escape or get away
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The dandelion’s bright yellow flower sits atop a hollow scaping.
- The tulip’s scaping emerged from the bulb in early spring.
- Each daffodil produces a single scaping with one or more blooms.
- The botanist measured the length of each plant’s scaping.
- He was scaping from his troubles by moving to another town.