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pullulate
pul·lu·late
[
púllyə làyt
]
(
past and past participle
pul·lu·lat·ed
,
present participle
pul·lu·lat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
pul·lu·lates
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
teem:
to teem or swarm with something
(
literary
)
2.
botany
germinate:
to germinate or sprout
(
technical
)
3.
zoology
breed:
to breed freely or rapidly
(
technical
)
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
pullulat-
, past participle of
pullulare
"grow, sprout" <
pullus
"chicken, young animal"
]
pul·lu·la·tion
[
pùllyə láysh'n
]
noun
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pul·lu·la·tion [ pùllyə láysh'n ] noun
