(skāp) noun
1. Bot. A long, naked peduncle rising from a depressed stem, as in the dandelion.
2. Biol. A stemlike part, as of an insect antenna, or the shaft of a feather.
3. Archit. The shaft of a column, or the apophyge of a shaft. [<L scapus <dial. Gk. (Doric) scapos. Akin to SCEPTER.]

(skāp) noun
A scene, as of land, sea, clouds, or the like. [Back formation <LANDSCAPE]

(skāp) Archaic v.t. & v.i.
To escape: generally written 'scape.
—noun
1. An escape or means of escape.
2. A fault; an escapade. [Aphetic var. of ESCAPE]