Lewis Short
(verb) : pullŭlo, āvi, ātum, 1, and
* A. [1. pullulus].
* Neutr., to put forth, sprout out, come forth.
* Lit., of plants and animals: pullulat ab radice,Verg. G. 2, 17: quo laetius pullulent (vites),Col. 4, 27, 1.— Of animals, to bring forth young: tot pullulat atra colubris,Verg. A. 7, 329.
* Act., to bring forth, produce: terras Venerem aliam pullulasse,App. M. 4, p. 301: aperiatur terra, et pullulet salvatorem,Lact. 4, 12, 9: fetus,Fulg. Myth. 1, 12.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary