A / ampŭtātĭo
noun

ampŭtātĭo

gen. ampŭtātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a pruning; lopping off of branches; tendrils
a pruning, lopping off of branches, tendrils, etc.
Lit.: sarmentorum, * Cic. Sen. 15.—
the part that has been cut off; a cutting by metonymy
Meton., the part that has been cut off, a cutting, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 118.