beanstalk

[ been-stawk ]

/ ˈbinˌstɔk /

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noun

the stem of a bean plant.

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Origin of beanstalk

First recorded in 1790–1800; bean + stalk¹

Words nearby beanstalk

bean pot, beanshooter, bean shot, bean sprout, bean sprouts, beanstalk, Bean Town, bean tree, bean weevil, bear, bearable

How to use beanstalk in a sentence

Mr. Tall” is sort of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and that started to talk to “Jack and the Mad Dog.
Tony Earley's Imaginary Friends|Mindy Farabee|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Offhand, I can think of two Jacks—Jack of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and Jack the Ripper, who cut quite a figure in his day.
Harvey Weinstein’s Battle With Warner Bros. Over ‘The Butler’: There's History|Marlow Stern|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And later, when the giant tries to climb after Jack, the beanstalk has to be chopped down pronto.
Only Six Books: Excerpt From Jeanette Winterson’s New Memoir|Jeanette Winterson|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Among its whispering branches I found lands as wonderful as Jack climbed to on his beanstalk.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur

Jack and the Beanstalk is the eleventh of the series, and the best.
Punch, or the London Charivari Volume 98, January 4, 1890|Various
The body of the southern god is blue; so is the beanstalk beside him, in the southwest.
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony|Washington Matthews
Knowing the world, and knowing the upper or Beanstalk world intimately, she winked at nature's passions.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
He was half-way down when Jack took his hatchet and cut the beanstalk down, close to its roots.
The Book of Fables and Folk Stories|Horace E. Scudder

British Dictionary definitions for beanstalk

beanstalk

/ (ˈbiːnˌstɔːk) /

noun

the stem of a bean plant

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