beanstalk

[ been-stawk ]

noun

1. the stem of a bean plant.

beanstalk

/ ˈbiːnˌstɔːk /

noun

1. the stem of a bean plant

Word History and Origins

Origin of beanstalk¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; bean + stalk ¹

Example Sentences

Recovered memory cases had been “sprouting up like beanstalks,” but “once the reversal happened, everyone reanalyzed it,” Franklin’s attorney said.

From Los Angeles Times

The beanstalk, though, hadn’t stopped growing, and was pushing right up through the newly created edge of the overhang.

From Literature

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, has likened surging productivity to “magic beanstalk beans for the economy. … You can have faster income increases, faster wage growth, faster GDP without generating inflation.’

From Seattle Times

A gigantic beanstalk grows out of a medieval peasant’s posterior, and another peasant says, “I told you they were magic beans and not to eat them.”

From New York Times

The beans grow a massive beanstalk up into the clouds, and the pair go on an exciting, slapstick-filled mission.

From Washington Times

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