planted

plant·ed
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UK/ˈplɑːntɪd/Northern England, US/ˈplæntɪd//ˈpleəntɪd/New Zealand/ˈplɑːntəd/

A form of plant — An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of plant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

adjectiveset in the soil for growth

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishġeplantod“planted”
  2. Middle Englishplanted
  3. Englishplanted

From Middle English planted, iplaunted, iplanted, from Old English ġeplantod (“planted”), equivalent to plant + -ed.

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APA

planted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planted

MLA

“planted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planted.

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