pullulation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pullulation
    n 1: asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface
         or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
         [syn: {pullulation}, {gemmation}]
    2: a rapid and abundant increase

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pullulation \Pul`lu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pullulation.]
   A germinating, or budding. --Dr. H. More.
   [1913 Webster]

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