disbud vs cut back

disbud and cut back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disbud	No	No	Yes	No
cut back	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cut back is a hypernym of disbud; that is, cut back is a word with a broader meaning than disbud:

Other hypernyms of disbud include clip, crop, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim.

disbud (verb)	cut back (verb)
destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)	place restrictions on
thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers	cut down on; make a reduction in
	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
	return in time