Amputate. Truncate.
Pare (a homophone of pear, not just a rhyming word) means to trim or cut away, and tear might work as well.
butt
A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow., Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age., To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea., To mark with channels or with wrinkles.
The word that means cut into two parts is bisect. The root of the word comes from "bi" meaning two and "secare" meaning to cut.
the stembody is created in the cell when the furrow forms, the stembody is actually the spindle fibers that get reunited during the furrow
"Bisect" is a word that means cut into two halves which starts with bi.
There are no three letter words that rhyme with art.
slice
Bisect.
valley
slash