Pullulation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  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: {gemmation}]
       2: a rapid and abundant increase