pullulation
A teeming, swarming, or multiplyingA teeming, swarming, or multiplying.
/ˌpʌljʊˈleɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A teeming, swarming, or multiplying.
More definitions
- a rapid and abundant increase
- asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
Origin
From pullulate + -ion.From pullulate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: pullulations| Singular | pullulation |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual:gemmation
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedpullulate
Derivedrepullulation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable