I. ˈlan(d)-ˌskāp noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Dutch landschap, from land + -schap -ship
Date: 1598
1.
a. : a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery
b. : the art of depicting such scenery
2.
a. : the landforms of a region in the aggregate
b. : a portion of territory that can be viewed at one time from one place
c. : a particular area of activity : scene
the political landscape
3. obsolete : vista , prospect
II. verb
( land·scaped ; land·scap·ing )
Date: 1914
transitive verb
: to modify or ornament (a natural landscape) by altering the plant cover
intransitive verb
: to engage in landscape gardening
• land·scap·er noun