green-fingered
English
Adjective
green-fingered (comparative more green-fingered, superlative most green-fingered)
- (chiefly UK) Having a seemingly natural gardening ability.
- Your basil is doing well, you must be green-fingered.
- 1989, University of Idaho College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Range Sciences, Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology, Women in Natural Resources, Volumes 8-10, page 23,
- Some of the most green fingered may also want to propagate and graft on our existing specimens.
- 2002, Margaret Smith, Aspects of Teaching Secondary Geography: Perspectives on Practice, The Open University, page 250,
- Failing that, the more green-fingered students may be encouraged to volunteer time to maintain the garden,which should be low-intervention maintenance to preserve the area for wildlife.
- 2007, Andrew O'Hagan, Be Near Me, page 122:
- My garden was rather outstanding, the work of Mrs Poole and myself during our more green-fingered moments.
- 2006, Augustus Brown, Why Pandas Do Handstands: And Other Curious Truths about Animals, page 200:
- NATURE'S most green-fingered creatures, ants have been cultivating gardens of tasty fungus for 50 million years, according to scientists.
- 2008, Christopher Somerville, Walks in the Country Near London, page 98:
- Cherries were first cultivated in the region by Richard Harrys, one of the Tudor era′s most green-fingered and forward-looking experts.
Synonyms
- green-thumbed
See also
- green fingers, green thumbs