As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
PULLULATION
pullulation
(noun) a rapid and abundant increase
pullulation, gemmation
(noun) asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pullulation (usually uncountable, plural pullulations)
A teeming, swarming, or multiplying.
Source: Wiktionary
Pul`lu*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pullulation.]
Definition: A germinating, or budding. Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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