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GREEN THUMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does green thumb mean? 

GREEN THUMB (noun)
  The noun GREEN THUMB has 1 sense:

1. a special ability to make plants growplay

  Familiarity information: GREEN THUMB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GREEN THUMB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A special ability to make plants grow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

green fingers; green thumb

Hypernyms ("green thumb" is a kind of...):

forte; long suit; metier; speciality; specialty; strength; strong point; strong suit (an asset of special worth or utility)


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