Viviparous

From Devonshire

A viviparous animal is an animal employing vivipary: the embryo develops inside the body of the mother, as opposed to outside in an egg (ovipary). The mother then gives live birth. The less developed form of vivipary is called ovoviviparity, which, for instance, occurs in most vipers. The more developed form of vivipary is called placental viviparity; mammals are the best example, but it has also evolved independently in other animals, such as in scorpions, some sharks, and in velvet worms. Viviparous offspring live independently and require an external food supply from birth.

In plants

A viviparous plant produces seeds that germinate before becoming detached from the parent plant, as in mangrove trees. They may also produce bulbils or new plants rather than seed, as in the tiger lily.