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Definition of Scapus
1. n. See 1st Scape.
Definition of Scapus
1. a flower stalk [n SCAPI]
Medical Definition of Scapus
1. A shaft or stem. Origin: L. Shaft, stalk (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scapus
Literary usage of Scapus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"... caulis, stipes, scapus ; Kilian. 3. Used metaphorically to denote any thing
that is very brittle, Roxb. ..."
2. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1850)
"It is quite a ridiculous misconception to treat of the scapus under the head of
stems, since the sole character we can find for ir is that of bearing ..."
3. Botanical Commentaries by Jonathan Stokes (1830)
"scapus undivided. Lower lip of the inner limb of the corolla tripartite ...
The account of the scapus from Alpinia occidentalis. Swartz. occid. i. 9. ..."
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