vivipary

English

Alternative forms

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

  • (antonym(s) of “in animals”): ovipary

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.