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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 grow
Familiarity information: GREEN THUMB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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