green thumb

noun

: an unusual talent for making plants grow

green-thumbed

ˈgrēn-ˈthəmd 

adjective

Examples of green thumb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even better, the unusual air plant found inside requires very little care—no green thumb required! — Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026

The couple’s own green thumbs are visible in the sprawling ornamental kitchen garden. — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

Readers remember a poetry-loving lawyer, a therapist with a green thumb and a mom who had all the time in the world, all in 150 words or less. — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 26 July 2026

Those with a green thumb can pick up this weeder tool and this best-selling garden hose that sold over 10,000 times last month. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for green thumb

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum

Kids Definition

green thumb

noun

: an unusual ability to make plants grow

green-thumbed

ˈgrēn-ˈthəmd

adjective