pullulate

pul•lu•late v.i., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

Botany, Developmental Biologyto send forth sprouts, buds, etc.;
germinate;
sprout.
Developmental Biologyto breed, produce, or create rapidly.
Animal Behaviorto increase rapidly;
multiply.
Developmental Biologyto exist abundantly;
swarm;
teem.
Developmental Biologyto be produced as offspring.

Latin pullulātus (past participle of pullulāre to sprout), derivative of pullulus a sprout, young animal, diminutive of pullus; see pullet
1610–20

pul′lu•la′tion, n.

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pullulate /ˈpʌljʊˌleɪt/ vb (intransitive)

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pullulāre to sprout, from pullulus a baby animal, from pullus young animalˌpulluˈlation n

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