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

Examples of main stem in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Locate the Suckers Before you get started, find the plant’s main stems, which will have many secondary shoots or leaves, called suckers, growing off of them. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026

To help direct more energy into growing a sturdy main stem and root system, remove flowers until plants are 12 to 18 inches tall. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Prune away select branches all the way to ground level or to a main stem, but make sure to retain some healthy branches to avoid losing all the flowers. — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 29 May 2026

Look around for any branches that have been broken by the weight of heavy snow or ice and prune the stubs cleanly back to a main stem or near the ground. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for main stem

• condemn
• mayhem
• atm
• diadem
• ibidem
• meristem
• clem
• em
• femme
• gem
• hem
• phlegm