Noun: pullulation ,pûl-yu'ley-shun [N. Amer], ,púl-yu'ley-shun [Brit]
- A rapid and abundant increase
"The pullulation of algae in the lake led to a decrease in water quality"
- Asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
"pullulation is a common form of reproduction in yeast";
- gemmation
Derived forms: pullulations
Type of: agamogenesis, asexual reproduction, growth, increase, increment