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green fingers
green fingers
plural noun
US and Canadian equivalent: green thumb. considerable talent or ability to grow plants
Word History and Origins
Origin of green fingers1
Example Sentences
Appropriately for a goalkeeper, Middleton-Patel has green fingers, with tomato plants her favourites.
Then in late June, the flowers finally gave way to a mass of curled green fingers: the unmistakable shape of bananas in a bunch.
But Shreim wasn't born with green fingers: he learned how to set up greenhouses by watching YouTube videos and has gathered tips and tricks from other farmers.
To give her green fingers a helping hand she's using hi-tech sensors, which can show whether her plants need water, sunlight or a different temperature.
River valleys will be protected, creating what Lechner calls “green fingers” reaching through the city.
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