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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Several newcomers have opened shops and restaurants along this main stem.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 5 June 2024
Within poplar trees, for example, researchers modeling the golden section in plants found that the angle between a poplar branch shooting off a main stem was 34.4 degrees – which, when corresponding to a 90 degree angle, satisfied the golden ratio.
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—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Adventitious roots are simply roots that form on parts of a plant that don’t normally grow roots, and the lower portions of a main stem is a common location.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
At least 123 more hydropower dams have been proposed, including 11 on the river’s main stem.
—Byrichard Stone, science.org, 30 May 2023
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 5 June 2024
Within poplar trees, for example, researchers modeling the golden section in plants found that the angle between a poplar branch shooting off a main stem was 34.4 degrees – which, when corresponding to a 90 degree angle, satisfied the golden ratio.
4.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Adventitious roots are simply roots that form on parts of a plant that don’t normally grow roots, and the lower portions of a main stem is a common location.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
At least 123 more hydropower dams have been proposed, including 11 on the river’s main stem.
—Byrichard Stone, science.org, 30 May 2023
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“Main stem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20stem. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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