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词汇 scape
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Definition of scape in English:

scape

noun skeɪpskeɪp
  • 1Botany
    A long flower stalk coming directly from a root.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Flowers rise above the foliage on a scape, and, as the name implies, last for only a day.
    • You also can propagate daylilies by removing and planting the proliferation (small plant) that may develop about halfway up a flower scape.
    • The eastern populations possessed smaller and fewer leaves and flowering scapes than the western populations.
    • Rabbits occasionally eat young shoots in the spring, and sometimes bite off flower scapes.
    • In October, the scapes put out flower heads that do not produce seed.
  • 2Entomology
    The basal segment of an insect's antenna, especially when it is enlarged and lengthened (as in a weevil).

    〔昆〕柄节(触角的长基节)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It consists of an end sac, a straight proximal tubule, a short distal tubule, and a raised nephropore, all in the scape of the chelifore.
    • Forelius sp. 1 is apparently an undescribed species, distinguishable from Forelius maccooki by the lack of erect setae on the antennal scapes (S. Cover, personal communication).

Origin

Early 19th century: via Latin from Greek skapos 'rod'; related to sceptre.

Definition of scape in US English:

scape

nounskāpskeɪp
  • 1Botany
    A long, leafless flower stalk coming directly from a root.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In October, the scapes put out flower heads that do not produce seed.
    • You also can propagate daylilies by removing and planting the proliferation (small plant) that may develop about halfway up a flower scape.
    • Rabbits occasionally eat young shoots in the spring, and sometimes bite off flower scapes.
    • Flowers rise above the foliage on a scape, and, as the name implies, last for only a day.
    • The eastern populations possessed smaller and fewer leaves and flowering scapes than the western populations.
  • 2Entomology
    The basal segment of an insect's antenna, especially when it is enlarged and lengthened (as in a weevil).

    〔昆〕柄节(触角的长基节)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It consists of an end sac, a straight proximal tubule, a short distal tubule, and a raised nephropore, all in the scape of the chelifore.
    • Forelius sp. 1 is apparently an undescribed species, distinguishable from Forelius maccooki by the lack of erect setae on the antennal scapes (S. Cover, personal communication).

Origin

Early 19th century: via Latin from Greek skapos ‘rod’; related to scepter.

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