pullulate
\PUHL-yuh-leyt\
verb – To exist abundantly; swarm; teem. To send forth sprouts, buds, etc. To increase rapidly; multiply.
Origin:
Pullulate derives from the Latin pullulatus, “to grow or sprout,” and relates to the Latin noun pullus, “a young animal.”
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