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Noun: pullulation  ,pûl-yu'ley-shun [N. Amer], ,púl-yu'ley-shun [Brit]
  1. A rapid and abundant increase
    "The pullulation of algae in the lake led to a decrease in water quality"
     
  2. 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