main stem

noun

: a main trunk or channel: such as
a
: the main course of a river or stream
b
: the main street of a city or town

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To clone your tomato plant, remove shoots that grow in the crotches between between main stems and side shoots. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025 When To Harvest Parsley Wait until there are five to 10 main stems to begin harvesting from a parsley plant. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025 Funds required for main stem improvements on the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers, excluding channel and tributary improvements, is $6.4 billion. Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2025 The most significant difference between the two would be that small trees will typically be on one main stem. Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for main stem

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of main stem was in 1671

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“Main stem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20stem. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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