self-spreading
adjectiveUK /ˌself ˈspredɪŋ/
US /ˌself ˈspredɪŋ/
Able to spread or grow on its own without help.
The self-spreading plant quickly covered the whole garden.
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2. Spreading automatically through a network or system without manual action.
The self-spreading software update reached every computer overnight.
3. Spreading by itself, as a rumor or idea among people.
The self-spreading rumor was everywhere by lunchtime.
4. Growing outward on its own, as a plant or fungus.
This self-spreading moss fills the cracks in the wall.