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green thumb
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green thumb
(noun)
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green thumb
noun
green thumb
noun
Learner's definition of GREEN THUMB
[
singular
]
US
:
an unusual ability to make plants grow
Thanks to my mother's
green thumb
[=(
Brit
)
green fingers
], we usually had vegetables fresh from the garden.
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— green–thumbed
/
ˈ
griːn
ˈ
θʌmd/
adjective
a
green-thumbed
gardener
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