beanstalk
Americannoun
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beanstalks
plural
noun
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Origin of beanstalk
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The beans grow a massive beanstalk up into the clouds, and the pair go on an exciting, slapstick-filled mission.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
Healthy fodder for cows and goats, nitrate fixer for the soil, a grape-scented shade for the veranda—what wasn’t to like about the South’s own jack in the beanstalk?
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2021
Over the summer, he filmed a “Jack and the Beanstalk” panto in his backyard, with a giant sycamore tree acting as the beanstalk.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2020
A giant beanstalk that penetrated a cloud-patterned sky-blue ceiling at Louis Vuitton’s exhibition caused VIPs — including model Bella Hadid and actors Daniel Kaluuya and Ashton Sanders — marvel.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2020
The shock of the break sent the beanstalk into brutal convulsions, shaking Jack right off the plant.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Set against a backdrop of vines and beanstalks, a model even took to the runway holding a book of fairy tales once owned by Coco Chanel.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
On other nearby farms, shriveled beanstalks and rotted cabbage heads bob in the dank water, buzzing with flies.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
No beanstalks peek out from the camp’s sun-baked soil, and I ask where they grow their food.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2016
Ben Wright, who originated the role of Jack, still has a dapper voice, though he left showbiz to become a financial planner, investing the golden eggs of giants rather than smuggling them down beanstalks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2014
In the garden where his mother had thrown some of the beans there were great beanstalks.
From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by W. J. (Winton James) Baltzell
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