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n.
An extraordinary ability to make plants grow well.


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A knack for making plants grow well, as in Just look at Louise's plants--she really has a green thumb. This term presumably alludes to the stained fingers of an avid gardener. [First half of 1900s]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a special ability to make plants grow
  Synonym: green fingers

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more