English

Alternative forms

• viviparity

Noun

vivipary ‎(uncountable)

1. (in plants) Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed).
2. (in animals) Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg).

Antonyms

• (in animals): ovipary

Related terms

• viviparous, viviparously