# fruited

Pronunciation: say "FROOT-id" US /ˈfɹutɪd/, UK /ˈfɹuːtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Containing pieces of fruit as an ingredient, or, of a plant, bearing fruit.
   - Simple: Made with fruit inside, or having fruit growing on it.
   - _The fruited scones sold out within minutes at the bakery._
   - _Heavily fruited vines lined the sunny slopes of the valley._
3. In heraldry, bearing fruit or acorns, usually depicted in a specified tincture.
   - Simple: In coats of arms, shown with fruit or acorns in a stated color.
   - _The blazon described a fruited vine running across the lower field._
   - _A fruited oak, the acorns rendered in gold, dominated the escutcheon._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of fruit. — simple past and past participle of fruit
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of fruit. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The orchard fruited abundantly after a wet spring._
   - _Several cacti had fruited by the end of the season._

## Origin

Formed from "fruit" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fruited (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).