Main Entry: vi·vip·a·rous

Pronunciation: \vī-ˈvi-p(ə-)rəs, və-\

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