The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ACORNS
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What does ACORNS mean?
ACORNS noun- The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
- A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
- See acorn-shell.
- (usually in the plural) A testicle.