beanstalk

noun3

1. •
   The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
2. •
   (informal, figurative) A tall, slim person.
3. •
   A space elevator.

   • If we don't build a Beanstalk, somebody else will—and once one is working, the number of rocket launches will drop to zero. That's the source of more than half our income. — 1979