green thumb

A proclivity for successfully growing plant life. (Often used with "have.") I've never had a green thumb—everything I try to grow dies! With John's amazing green thumb, our garden always looks amazing!

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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Blodwen	BLOD-wen	Welsh
Ayelen	-	Native American, Mapuche
Malene	-	Danish, Norwegian
Dina (1)	DIE-nə (English)	English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Kalypso	-	Greek Mythology
Granville	['grænvil]