| 单词 |
pullulation |
| 释义 |
pullulation|pʌljuːˈleɪʃən|
[n. of action from pullulate v.: see -ation.]
The action of pullulating; sprouting, germination; generation, production. Also, the product of this; offspring, progeny.
1641R. Brooke Eng. Episc. ii. vi. 87 Some of these Tenets..have beene the base pullulations of spirits enslaved to false ends. 1653H. More Conject. Cabbal. (1713) 29 The Generations or Pullulations of the Heavenly and Earthly Nature. a1677Hale Prim. Orig. Man. iii. ii. 257 In some places..especially between the Tropicks, such a Pullulation of Men and Beasts may be supposed to be. 1890E. Johnson Rise Christendom 123 Virtues then fructify; in their pullulation, purity of heart is acquired.
b. spec. in Biol. Generation or reproduction by budding; in Path.: see quot. 1897.
1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) II. 22 Granulating pullulations..consist of exudations of coagulating lymph from the vessels. 1857Berkeley Cryptog. Bot. xiv. 23 The formation of a new cell by pullulation from the walls. 1897Syd. Soc. Lex., Pullulation, budding, or sprouting. Also, a morbid growth or sprouting of tissue. |
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