The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SEEDED
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What does SEEDED mean?
SEEDED verb- To plant or sow an area with seeds.
- To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
- To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.
- To allocate a seeding to a competitor.
- To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).
- To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final or final.
- To produce seed.
- To grow to maturity.
- To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.
- Bearing seed.
- Sown.
- Being a seed; being in a seed position
- (of a rose) Having the stamens / seeds indicated