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beanstalk

beanstalk

12 2.0
A tall thin stem of a bean plant that grows quickly
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːnˌstɔːk/
: tallo de frijol (América Latina)
  • The beanstalk grew rapidly, reaching high into the sky.
  • climb the beanstalk
  • beanstalk growing
  • foot of the beanstalk

Yes, he was a brave young man from Ohio named Jack, and the nation sent him to climb that Beanstalk where he skyrocketed to FIFA for fame.

Examples

  • It's like some sort of plant, like a like a Beanstalk, like Jack and the Beanstalk.

  • The next day he disappeared up the beanstalk, Jack.

    Jack the Giant Killer (2013)

  • "When I was three years old, I wanted to hear Jack and the Beanstalk over and over again.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • It's because of stories like "Jack and the Beanstalk".

    Ella Enchanted (2004)

  • Big things, maybe, like in Jack the Beanstalk.

    Conquest of Space (1955)

  • "You should read Jack and the Beanstalk.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Ever read 'Jack and the Beanstalk'?

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Is there a beanstalk involved in this, Mr. Henderson?

    Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

  • It's 'cause I'm going up the beanstalk 'cause that's where giants live.

    The Grand (2007)

  • But it really is just satisfying on the level of "Jack and the Beanstalk" or Ulysses fighting a cyclops or something.

    Back in Time (2015)

How Tall

beanstalk
12 2.0
stem
69 1.6
sprout
61 1.8
seedling
20 2.8

Surface Forms

beanstalk singular
beanstalks plural

Morphology

beanstalk = bean + stalk (transparent) = bean + stalk

A literal compound of 'bean' + 'stalk' meaning the stalk of a bean plant, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Beanstalk is simply the two parts bean and stalk, and stalk means 'stem' of a plant. So a beanstalk is the tall stem of a bean plant, like the giant one Jack climbs in the fairy tale.