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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Image The annual weeklong paddling expedition covers about 80 miles of the river’s main stem, with a different section done each year.
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Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Indeterminate tomatoes grow larger than determinate types but are commonly pruned to a single main stem.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Heading cuts are intended to remove the terminal bud at the end of a main stem where most growth takes place and redirect the plant’s energies toward growth on side branches.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Several newcomers have opened shops and restaurants along this main stem.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 5 June 2024
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Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Indeterminate tomatoes grow larger than determinate types but are commonly pruned to a single main stem.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Heading cuts are intended to remove the terminal bud at the end of a main stem where most growth takes place and redirect the plant’s energies toward growth on side branches.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Several newcomers have opened shops and restaurants along this main stem.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 5 June 2024
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“Main stem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20stem. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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