pullulation

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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a rapid and abundant increase [n] asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual

	Synonyms:	gemmation

	See Also:	agamogenesis, asexual reproduction, growth, increase, increment

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Pul`lu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pullulation.] A germinating, or budding. --Dr. H. More.