| green thumb | |
| —n | |
| (US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): green fingers considerable talent or ability to grow plants | |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
A knack for growing plants and keeping them healthy: “All my houseplants are in sorry shape; it's clear I don't have a green thumb.”
green thumb
A knack for making plants grow well, as in Just look at Louise's plants
she really has a green thumb. This term presumably alludes to the stained fingers of an avid gardener. [First half of 1900s]