Definition of green thumb
: an unusual ability to make plants grow
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Pete had the green thumb and used it to grow exceptional marijuana for medical customers in the basement of his Colorado home.
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Not having a green thumb isn't the worst thing in the world, but when you're cursed with the inability to keep plants alive and the desire to turn your home into an Instagram-worthy plant paradise, things can get pretty frustrating.
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But not everyone has space for keeping a compost heap, and not everyone's got a green thumb.
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Knock off the constant countertop vigilance and do something fun instead–start training that green thumb, perhaps?
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Amazon just opened a new Plant Shop filled with all kinds of flowers, shrubs, and cute succulents, so bathroom makeovers and green thumbs have never been easier.
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Gung-ho gardeners and overzealous green thumbs: Prepare!
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Still, the apparent compost heist aggravated a scarcity of compost that has irked green thumbs around Boise since the program began last year.
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And Beckham dressed for the occasion and embraced her green thumb in an emerald suit.
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First Known Use of green thumb
1937
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: an unusual ability to make plants grow
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