1. carefully selected or chosen

1. past tense and past participle of pick

Examples

• She picked the ripest apples from the tree.
• He picked up his keys from the table.
• The team was picked from hundreds of applicants.
• They picked their way carefully through the rocks.
• The picked flowers were arranged in a vase.
• Only picked volunteers were allowed to participate.
• I picked the wrong answer on the test.