Definition of: viviparous

(vī·vip′ər·əs) adjective
1. Zool. Bringing forth living young, as most mammals: contrasted with oviparous.
2. Bot. Producing bulbs or seeds that germinate while still attached to the parent plant; proliferous. [<L viviparus <vivus alive + parere bring forth]
—vi·vip′a·rous·ly adverb
—vi·vip′a·rous·ness, viv·i·par·i·ty (viv′ə·par′ə·tē) noun