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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Funds required for main stem improvements on the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers, excluding channel and tributary improvements, is $6.4 billion.
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Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2025
To divide a perennial clump, use an old, large knife, and cut the clump into sections, making sure to leave a main stem in each division.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 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
Its main stem flows 2,350 miles from the headwaters at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, touching 10 states and spreading out into many more with its tributaries.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2025
To divide a perennial clump, use an old, large knife, and cut the clump into sections, making sure to leave a main stem in each division.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 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
Its main stem flows 2,350 miles from the headwaters at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, touching 10 states and spreading out into many more with its tributaries.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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“Main stem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20stem. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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