pul|lu|late

pul|lu|late
pul|lu|late «PUHL yuh layt», intransitive verb, -lat|ed, -lat|ing.
1. (of a seed) to sprout; germinate.
2. (of a plant or animal) to breed; multiply.
3. Figurative. a) to be developed or produced abundantly. b) to teem; swarm: »

Patrons were assailed with…mashed potatoes pullulating with marshmallow whip (New Yorker).

[< Latin pullulāre (with English -ate1) to sprout out and spread < pullulus a sprout or bud (diminutive) < pullus the young of any animal; sprout of a plant]

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