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κλῆμα

Alt. κλῆμα, ατος, τό,

Etym. κλάω

"a vine-twig, vine-branch", Lat. palmes, Ar., Plat.: generally, "a cutting, slip", Xen.: —metaph., ἀνατέμνειν τὰ κλ. τὰ τοῦ δήμου Dem.:— "the vine-switch" of the Roman centurions, Lat. vitis, Plut.