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green thumb
noun
: an unusual ability to make plants grow
Full Definition of GREEN THUMB
: an unusual ability to make plants grow
— green–thumbed \ˈgrēn-ˈthəmd\ adjective
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First Known Use of GREEN THUMB
1943
Rhymes with GREEN THUMB
alum, aplomb, bass drum, bay rum, beach plum, become, benumb, degum, dim sum, dumdum, dum-dum, eardrum, far from, hail from, ho-hum, how come, humdrum, income, in sum, outcome, pond scum, side drum, snare drum, sour gum, steel drum, subgum, succumb, sweet gum, therefrom, to come, Tom Thumb, tom-tom, wherefrom, yum-yum
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green thumb
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Definition of GREEN THUMB for Kids
: a talent for growing plants
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