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
Idowu	-	Western African, Yoruba
Paris (2)	PER-is (English), PAR-is (English)	Various
Danna	-	English
Rheinallt	-	Welsh
Niv	-	Hebrew
Mona	['məunə]