scapus

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sca·pus

, pl.

sca·pi

(skā'pŭs, -pī),

A shaft or stem.

[L. shaft, stalk]

scapus

/sca·pus/ (ska´pus) pl. sca´pi [L.] shaft.

scapus

[skā′pəs]

Etymology: Gk, skapos, rod

a stem or shaft, such as the scapus penis or hair (pili).

scapus

An obsolete term for shaft, stalk or stem.

sca·pus

, pl. scapi (skā'pŭs, -pī)

A shaft or stem.

[L. shaft, stalk]

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Basal flagellomere not significantly longer than scapus and pedicellus combined (Fig.

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Sm, cui affinis, sed scapus rubrus, rache inflorescentiae rubra, ramis lateralibus brevioribus, bracteis floriferis irregulariter sulcatis, floribus longioribus pallide flavidis et petalis longioribus differt.