beanstalks

Tall bean plants

Beanstalks are the stems of bean plants, which climb by twining around supports as they grow.

The word evokes Jack's beanstalk from the fairy tale—a magically fast-growing vine reaching into the clouds.

A tall, thin person may be called a beanstalk: He shot up like a beanstalk over the summer.

fairytale

Jack

Male court card

  • giantBeing of huge size
  • magicSupernatural or illusory power
  • climbAscend using effort

sky · castle · golden · harp · goose · eggs · axe · chop · clouds · enchanted

botanical

stems

Plant's main axes

leaves · pods · runners · growth · legumes · foliage · shoots · nodes · twining · supports

agriculture

crops

Cultivated plants for harvest

  • fieldsExpanses for cultivation
  • yieldProduce or relinquish
  • irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture

nitrogen · soil · rotation · harvest · commercial · farming · planting · rows · cultivation · legumes

Opposites
plant structure

beanstalksbeans

Edible pod seeds

seeds · roots · fruit · flowers

growth orientation

beanstalksroots

Underground nutrient absorbers

tubers · bulbs · root vegetables · rhizomes · ground cover

size/stature (metaphorical)

beanstalksstumps

Cut tree bases

fireplugs · shorties · runts

Family

beanstalk

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G