Definition of "beanstalk" [beanstalk]

• The stem of a bean plant. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It turned out that the beanstalk was an elemental creature that then proceeded to start destroying neighborhoods."
• "And the beanstalk is the only technology the CU has decided to show us."
• "A novel about the troubles of building a 'beanstalk' or space elevator, which is decent enough - involving the best talent at building large spanning structure around at the time."