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Green Thumb

Having a great ability to grow flowers and plants, someone who is skill full in growing plants

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  • It is observable if you rub green parts or leaves of a plant with your hands or fingers, your hand will turn green because it will get chlorophyll which is a green pigment in plants. If are person who is good at gardening or he has unique ability to give fertility to land as he can grow plants , so you can use this expression for him saying that this person has “green thumb”.
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The barren piece of land changed into a paradise after it was worked on well by a gardener having green thumb.

Submitted on February 25, 2019

Additional definitions for 'Green Thumb':

green thumbA natural skill for gardening.
green thumbA person with this skill.
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grøn tommelfinger

grüner Daumen

πράσινο αντίχειρα

pulgar verde

pouce vert

pollice verde

緑の親指

groene Duim

Grønn tommel

zielony kciuk

polegar verde

grön tumme

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