green thumb

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A natural skill for gardening

Oh, I'll never have a green thumb, no matter how long I stay at it. Nothing ever seems to work for me. Everything I plant dies.

A person with this skill

I should ask the green thumb next door what she recommends for my droopy daffodils.

An extraordinary ability to make plants grow well
a special ability to make plants grow
green fingers, ability to grow plants successfully
green thumb

    Turkish pronunciation

    grin thʌm

    Synonyms

    green fingers

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgrēn ˈᴛʜəm/ /ˈɡriːn ˈθʌm/

    Etymology

    [ 'grEn ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English grene, from Old English grEne; akin to Old English grOwan to grow.
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