beanstalk

/ˈbinˌstɔk/
noun
  1. The main stem of a bean plant, especially one that grows tall and climbs.
    • A thick beanstalk can support many pods of beans.
    • We measured the beanstalk every morning to see how much it had grown.
    • The beanstalk grew so fast it wrapped around the fence in a week.
  2. A tall, fast-growing plant stem, often associated with the fairy tale 'Jack and the Beanstalk.'
    • In the story, Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds a giant's castle.
    • Her garden had a beanstalk so tall it seemed like it could touch the sky.
    • The children planted magic beans and imagined a beanstalk reaching the clouds.
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