Lewis & Short

surcŭlo, āre, v. a. [surculus].

  1. * I. To clear of shoots or sprouts, to prune, trim, surculate: plantas, Col. 5, 9, 11.
  2. II. To bind together with twigs, Apic. 4, 5, § 183; 7, 2, § 261 al.