The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RESEEDED
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What does RESEEDED mean?
RESEEDED verb- To sow seeds again; to resow or replant.
- Of a non-perennial plant, to produce seeds to ensure the following generation without human intervention; to self-sow.
- To reset the input of an algorithm so as to ensure different results.