fruited
3.6
Has fruit growing on it, like a tree with ripe apples
- adjective
- /ˈfruːtɪd/
- Farmers prefer to cultivate fruited species that thrive in this climate and offer delicious produce.
- fruited varieties
- small-fruited
Examples
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This garden features fruited plants that not only look beautiful but also yield an abundance of berries.
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That new growth then fruited, fruited, fruited, fruited and fruited.
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The orchard is known for its many fruited trees that produce a variety of apples each autumn.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Compounds
plum-fruited yew
- Specialized
9.9
An evergreen South American tree or shrub that makes small plum-like fruit
How Fruitful
Surface Forms
fruited positive
Morphology
Etymology
Fruited comes from the same root as fruit, and it means 'having fruit' or 'producing fruit'. So a fruited tree or plant 'has fruit', which is why we use the word for plants that bear fruit.