pullulating

Variant of pullulate

pullulate definition

pul·lu·late (pul′yo̵̅o̅ lāt′, -yə-)

intransitive verb pullulated -·lat′ed, pullulating -·lat′·ing

  1. to sprout out; germinate; bud
  2. to breed quickly
  3. to spring up in abundance; teem or swarm

Etymology: < L pullulatus, pp. of pullulare, to spread out, sprout < pullulus, dim. of pullus: see poultry

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