grow vs pullulate

grow and pullulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grow	No	No	Yes	No
pullulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pullulate is a hyponym of grow; that is, pullulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grow:

grow (verb)	pullulate (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	breed freely and abundantly
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain	produce buds, branches, or germinate
cause to grow or develop	become abundant; increase rapidly
increase in size by natural process	move in large numbers
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become	be teeming, be abuzz
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
grow emotionally or mature
become attached by or as if by the process of growth
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
come into existence; take on form or shape