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noun
A teeming, swarming, or multiplying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a rapid and abundant increase
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: increase, increment, growth
noun
asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: gemmation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: asexual reproduction, agamogenesis
History
From pullulate + -ion.
