green fingers

American  

plural noun

British Informal.

1. green thumb.

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green fingers British  

plural noun

1. US and Canadian equivalent: green thumb.  considerable talent or ability to grow plants

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Etymology

Origin of green fingers

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Well you're not cursed and you don't need particularly green fingers for your to foliage to thrive, you just need to know where you might be going wrong, experts say.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Then in late June, the flowers finally gave way to a mass of curled green fingers: the unmistakable shape of bananas in a bunch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

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.

From Reuters • Jun. 12, 2022

“He had green fingers for horses — they all ran for him.”

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2015

The plant’s petals looked more like pointy green fingers with red tips, different from the petals I was used to seeing.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds