adj.
Pronunciation: v ī - ' vi-p( ə -)r ə s, v ə -
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin viviparus, from vivus alive + -parus -parous
Date: 1646
1 : producing living young instead of eggs from within the body in the manner of nearly all mammals, many reptiles, and a few fishes
2 : germinating while still attached to the parent plant <the viviparous seed of the mangrove>
– vi · vip · a · rous · ly adverb