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| vi·vip·a·rous [ vī víppərəss, vi víppərəss ] |
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1. zoology bearing live young: bearing live young, not eggs.
See also oviparous (sense 1)
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2. botany producing plantlets: describes a plant that produces plantlets or bulbils from the flower stem, e.g. the spider plant
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3. botany producing seedlings on plant: describes a plant with seeds that germinate and develop into seedlings before being shed from the parent plant, e.g. a mangrove
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin viviparus "bringing forth alive" < vivus (see vivid)] |
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 vi·vip·a·rous·ly adverb |
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