When you plant a flower or a tree and after some time it starts growing, can I say: this plant has rooted - meaning that it has adopted to the new place and is growing fine now? Because sometimes when it doesn't adopt to the new place it withers.
Yes, you can say that.
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Newguestmeaning that it has adopted to the new place and is growing fine now?
I've heard this with the meaning that a plant grew roots.