A / āvulsĭo
noun

āvulsĭo

gen. āvulsōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
(), , avello; in gardening, t. t.
a plucking off; tearing off of the branches of a tree
a plucking off, tearing off of the branches of a tree: Aut semine (arbores) proveniunt aut plantis radicis aut propagine aut avolsione, Plin. 17, 10, 9, § 58; 17, 13, 21, § 98.