green thumb

noun

: an unusual ability to make plants grow
green-thumbed adjective

Examples of green thumb in a Sentence

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Established green thumbs also need to prepare for spring, too. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025 Listen to this article Aspiring green thumbs and gardening experts will soon gather for a weekend filled with plants for sale, seminars and workshops during a convention making its Florida debut. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025 Under her green thumb, the herb and flower gardens became a backdrop for the mansion’s role as a wedding venue and bed-and-breakfast named Gramercy. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025 Growing your own cannabis is like cultivating your very own green thumb oasis. Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for green thumb

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green thumb was in 1937

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“Green thumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20thumb. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

green thumb

noun
: an unusual ability to make plants grow
green-thumbed
ˈgrēn-ˈthəmd
adjective
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