vivipary
English
Alternative forms
- viviparity
Noun
vivipary (uncountable)
- (in plants) Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed).
- (in animals) Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg).
Antonyms
- (in animals): ovipary
Related terms
- viviparous, viviparously
Translations
(in plants) reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption
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(in animals) live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg)
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