noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Rare term for pruning; in modern Japanese, 剪定 (せんてい) is far more common.
古い園芸書には「剪枝」という言葉が出てくることがある。
In old gardening books, the word 剪枝 sometimes appears.
剪定 is the standard modern word for pruning; 剪枝 is a rare synonym.
Compound of 剪 (せん, 'cut, clip') and 枝 (し, 'branch'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with pruning.