fruited

verb

past tense of fruit
as in flowered

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruited
  1. flowered
  2. seeded
  3. bloomed
  4. propagated
  5. rooted
Verb
  • Staking helps protect tall or large-flowered dahlias from breakage and flopping over, especially after rain or strong wind.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
  • Here's what the experts say happens, and what to do if your plant has already flowered.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
Definition of flowered
Verb
  • In pro singles, 3rd seeded Roos van Reek came out on top over 4th seeded Yu-chieh Hsieh in the Women’s pro singles, with both top seeds (Hendry and Bates) falling early.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • With Hulls, D’Antonio is co-executive director of the Point Reyes Good Luck Fund, a nonprofit that Hulls seeded with $15 million of his own money to buy and restore historic buildings and properties in West Marin, including the Old Western.
    — Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Definition of seeded
Verb
  • Once salvia plants have bloomed and the stems have turned brown, cut them down to the basal leaves, and new flowers will appear.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Grandma’s white cardigan bloomed like a daisy against the green.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of bloomed
Verb
  • The cuttings can be propagated in water until roots form to grow new plants.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • However, when discussions are not grounded in evidence, misinformation can be propagated and can do real harm to the general public.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of propagated
Verb
  • And the reasons may be rooted as much in Southerners’ attitudes about being overweight as in their diets and exercise patterns.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • These two models exist simultaneously in Jewish history in the image of uprooted and powerless Jews on the one hand and rooted and empowered Jews on the other.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of rooted
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

fruitcakes
fruited
fruitful
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Fruited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruited. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of anecdote

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

'Sneaked' or 'Snuck': Which is correct?

Why does English have so many silent letters?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Aug. 7

How long is a jiffy?
See More

Popular

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
fridge-magnet-letters
Drop a Letter Quiz August 2026 Drop a letter from a word to make a totally diffe...
See All