Reproducing by means of seeds or spores; designating such reproduction.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Colebrooke (1765–1837), administrator in India and scholar. From classical Latin germin-, germengerm + -iparous, after Sanskrit udbhijja.
Definition of germiniparous in US English:
germiniparous
adjectiveˌdʒəːmɪˈnɪp(ə)rəs
rare
Reproducing by means of seeds or spores; designating such reproduction.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Colebrooke (1765–1837), administrator in India and scholar. From classical Latin germin-, germen germ + -iparous, after Sanskrit udbhijja.