Vī-vĭp'a-rōŭs, a.

a. [Lat. viviparus, from vivus, alive, and parere, to bear, bring forth; It. & Sp. viviparo, Fr. vivipare.]

1. Producing young in a living state, as all mammals, as distinguished from oviporous, producing eggs, as fowls.
2. (Bot.) Producing offspring alive, either by bulbs instead of seeds, or by the seeds themselves germinating on the plant, instead of falling, as they usually do; as, a viviparous plant.