main stem
nounSlang.
the main street of a city or town; the main drag.
Origin of main stem
1An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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How to use main stem in a sentence
Everything that might hinder its development is removed, and any off-shoot of the main stem is skilfully cut off.
Nephews and cousins bearing the same name had succumbed to intermarriage and degeneracy, yet the main stem had grown straight.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville BuckThe congestion on the main stem of the Pennsylvania railway between Pittsburg and Philadelphia is a case in point.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyIts trunk was buried in the tangle of rank summer growth, but a branch had been broken off and left a hole in the main stem.
Two Little Savages | Ernest Thompson SetonFlat, cartilaginous main stem, much branched, and all beset with pinnul.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold
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