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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pullulation

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

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pullulation

1640s, noun of action from pullulate.\n

Wiktionary
pullulation

n. A teeming, swarming, or multiplying.

WordNet
pullulation
  1. n. asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual [syn: gemmation]

  2. a rapid and abundant increase

Usage examples of "pullulation".

Nonetheless, the Dahna adherents saw the incursion and pullulation of life through the universe as a horrible error.