green thumb

noun

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

Examples of green thumb in a Sentence

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Club members work all year to grow plants and prepare for the sale, and to strengthen their green thumbs. Lisa Thorn, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2025 Cultivating your green thumb doesn't have to cost a fortune with free seed libraries. Nicole Cobler, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025 Some of us are naturally athletic; others seem to have a green thumb. Sam Corbin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 Established green thumbs also need to prepare for spring, too. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 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 24 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

green thumb

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