SCAPUS

Etymology

Noun

scapus (plural scapi)

(botany, zoology) A scape.

(architecture) The shaft of a column.

Anagrams

• scaups

Source: Wiktionary


Sca"pus, n. Etym: [L.]

Definition: See 1st Scape.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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