nounampĕlītisAMPELITIS☆ KeepMeaninga kind of bituminous earthLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879AMPELITISLEWIS & SHORTAMPELITISampĕlītis, ĭdis, f., = ἀμπελῖτις, I. a kind of bituminous earth, with which the vine was sprinkled in order to keep off worms, Plin. 35, 16, 56, § 194.Read the whole entry