pullulate

动词 pullulate:

1. be teeming, be abuzz
   同义词：teem, swarm
2. move in large numbers
   同义词：pour, swarm, stream, teem
3. produce buds, branches, or germinate
   同义词：shoot, spud, germinate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
4. become abundant; increase rapidly
5. breed freely and abundantly

pul.lu.late

v.intr.（不及物动词）
pul.lu.lat.ed,pul.lu.lat.ing,pul.lu.lates
To put forth sprouts or buds; germinate.
发出嫩芽或花蕾；发芽
To breed rapidly or abundantly.
迅速地大量繁殖
To teem; swarm:
聚集；群集：
例句：
a lagoon that pullulated with tropical fish.
聚满了热带鱼的咸水湖

来源：
Latin pullul3re pullul3t-
拉丁语 pullul3re pullul3t-
from pullulus [diminutive of] pullus [young fowl] * see pullet
源自 pullulus [] pullus的小后缀 [幼禽] *参见 pullet

【引伸】
pul.lula.tion
n.（名词）
pul.lula.tive
adj.（形容词）