green thumb

noun

a special ability to make plants grow

• Syn: ↑green fingers

• Hypernyms:

↑forte, ↑strong suit, ↑long suit, ↑metier, ↑specialty, ↑speciality, ↑strong point, ↑strength

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noun

: an unusual ability to make plants grow

had the proverbial green thumb and the windows were full of plants and seed boxes — Parents' Magazine

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—green-thumbed, adj. —green-thumber, n.

an exceptional aptitude for gardening or for growing plants successfully: Houseplants provide much pleasure for the city dweller with a green thumb.

[1940-45]

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green fingers or green thumb noun

A knack of making plants grow well

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Main Entry: ↑green

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green thumb,

1. an unusual ability to grow flowers, vegetables, and other plants: »

A beautiful garden bespeaks a green thumb.

2. interest in growing or caring for plants.

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n. informal natural talent for growing plants

you don't need a green thumb to grow them

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noun [singular]

US : an unusual ability to make plants grow

Thanks to my mother's green thumb [=(Brit) green fingers], we usually had vegetables fresh from the garden.

green-thumbed /ˈgriːnˈθʌmd/ adj

a green-thumbed gardener

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ˌgreen ˈthumb [green thumb] (NAmE) (BrE ˌgreen ˈfingers) noun singular

if you have a green thumb, you are good at making plants grow

See also: ↑green fingers