pullulation

Other forms: pullulations

Definitions of pullulation
  1. noun
    asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
    synonyms: gemmation
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    type of:
    agamogenesis, asexual reproduction
    reproduction without the fusion of gametes
  2. noun
    a rapid and abundant increase
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    type of:
    growth, increase, increment
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
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