scapus

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noun

A scape.

OriginLatin scapus →
Scrabble 10
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Meanings

nounscapus (plural scapi)

plural scapi

  1. archaicbiologyA scape.
  2. archaicarchitecturescape (shaft of a column).

Origin

  1. Latinscapus“shaft”
  2. Englishscapus

From Latin scapus (“shaft”).

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APA

scapus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scapus

MLA

“scapus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scapus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scapus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scapus.

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