planted
v.v. to put a seed, bulb, or small plant into the ground so that it can grow. You can also use it to describe placing an object firmly in a specific spot.
v. to place a seed, seedling, or plant in soil to facilitate growth; by extension, to position an object or person firmly or secretly in a location. Transitive — requires a direct object.
She planted several rows of tomatoes in her garden.
The farmer planted the corn early this year to take advantage of the spring rain.
After carefully preparing the soil with organic compost, the gardener planted the saplings at three-meter intervals to ensure adequate room for their root systems to expand.
From Middle English planted, iplaunted, iplanted, from Old English ġeplantod (“planted”), equivalent to plant + -ed.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; in its figurative sense, it often takes a prepositional phrase indicating location.