Lewis Short
ampŭtātĭo (noun F) : amputo
* A pruning, lopping off of branches, tendrils, etc.
* Lit.: sarmentorum, * Cic. Sen. 15.
* Meton., the part that has been cut off, a cutting, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 118.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary