ῥιζοτομ-έω,
A. cutorprune the rootsof a tree by digging round it, συκῆ ῥιζοτομηθεῖσα
Thphr. CP 1.17.10
, etc.
II. cut up by the roots, extirpate, D.S. 32.4 : esp. for Medic. purposes,ῥ. βοτάνας cut and gathertheirroots, Hp. Ep. 16 , cf. Thphr. HP 4.5.1 ;gather rootsfor food, Str. 16.4.9 : metaph., Philostr. VA 7.26 .