fruited

verb

past tense of fruit
as in flowered

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  1. flowered
  2. seeded
  3. bloomed
  4. propagated
  5. rooted
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  • Here's what the experts say happens, and what to do if your plant has already flowered.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
  • Trim after the plant has flowered to avoid removing the next season’s blooms.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Definition of flowered
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  • Norway, for instance, has been a global leader in the transition away from fossil fuels and toward green energy despite the fact that its fund is seeded by oil revenues.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • As one option, sources told Semafor that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has favored creating a sovereign wealth fund seeded by leading AI firms.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
Definition of seeded
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  • In spring, the buckeye bloomed beautifully, and now greenish-brown, round fruit capsules are forming.
    — Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • Within days of the pool being refilled on June 9, patches of vivid green algae bloomed across the surface, particularly near the Lincoln and World War II memorials.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of bloomed
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  • Mature clumps can be propagated by division in spring.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
  • But sometimes this connection is propagated within the community itself to make a salient point about a complex condition.
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of propagated
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  • For many Venezuelans, the anger is rooted not in abstract politics but in intensely personal experiences of chaos, helplessness and institutional failure.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • The shoe itself remains fully rooted in Hoka’s performance DNA, even as it is positioned for lifestyle use.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
Definition of rooted
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