scapus

noun

sca·​pus

ˈskāpəs

plural scapi

-āˌpī

: stem, shaft, column: such as

a

: scape sense 3b

b

: the basal part of a polyp

c

: the main stem of a sea pen

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, shaft of a column, stalk

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