ampŭtātĭo

ōnis, f.

amputo

I. 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.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
An open-access project