NOUN | process | pullulation, gemmation | asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual |
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process | pullulation | a rapid and abundant increase / increase |
Meaning | asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual. | |
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Synonym | gemmation | |
Broader | asexual reproduction, agamogenesis | reproduction without the fusion of gametes |
Catalan | gemmació | |
Verbs | pullulate | produce buds, branches, or germinate |
Meaning | A rapid and abundant increase / increase. | |
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Broader | increase, increment, growth | A process of becoming larger / larger or longer or more numerous or more important |
Verbs | pullulate | become abundant |
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