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Meaning of green-thumbed in English

green-thumbed
adjective
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/ˌɡriːn ˈθʌmd/ us
/ˌɡriːn ˈθʌmd/
(UK green-fingered)
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having the ability to make plants grow:
The girl worked with her green-thumbed mentor.
A miniature garden is a great gift for someone who is green-thumbed but without outdoor space.
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(Definition of green-thumbed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
種植技藝高超的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
种植技艺高超的…
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in Spanish
con mano para las plantas…
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