ampŭtātĭo, ōnis, f. [amputo], a pruning, lopping off of branches, tendrils, etc.
I Lit.: sarmentorum, * Cic. Sen. 15.—
II Meton., the part that has been cut off , a cutting , Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 118.
amputātiō ōnis, f amputo, a pruning, lopping off . sarmentorum. ...
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