viviparous
/vɪˈvɪpərəs/adjective
1- Zoology (of an animal) bringing forth live young which have developed inside the body of the parent【动】（动物）胎生的。比较OVIPAROUS和OVOVIVIPAROUS.
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- Botany (of a plant) reproducing from buds which form plantlets while still attached to the parent plant, or from seeds which germinate within the fruit【植】母株萌发的; 胎萌的。
派生词
viviparity
/ˌvɪvɪˈpærɪtɪ/ nounviviparously
adverb词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin viviparus （from vivus 'alive' + -parus 'bearing'） + -ous.