Scape
/skeɪp/noun
A stem or stalk, especially of a plant; also, the bare shaft of a column or similar feature.
Did you know?In botany, a scape is a leafless flower stalk, and the word ultimately comes from the same ancient root as English words for a shaft or stick-like support.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skei-
“to cut, split; to separate”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skēpaz
“something cut or shaped; shaft-like form”
Old English
English
scēap
“a shaft, stem, or stalk”
Middle English
English
scape
“a stalk or stem, especially in plants”
Modern English
English
scape
“a leafless flower stalk or stem”