cutting back; pruning
Gardening term for trimming plants to control growth or shape.
Pruning of roses is done in winter.
Cutting back encourages new shoots to grow.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common than 切り戻し.
Compound of 切り (stem of 切る, 'to cut') and 戻し (stem of 戻す, 'to return, put back'), literally 'cutting back'.