cut back

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Cut-back trees generally will make more growth the first season following transplanting than will similar trees not cut back.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Cut-back roots, planted in boxes of sand placed in a moderately warm dark place and watered, send up a growth of tender leaves, making a fine salad.

From Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)

Cut-back: A return to a previously shown scene so as to keep the thread of the action clear.

From Writing the Photoplay by Esenwein, J. Berg (Joseph Berg)