convolvulus
From LSJ
ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοι σοφόν → by drinking water you would never create anything great
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
convolvŭlus: i, m. convolvo.
I A caterpillar that wraps itself up in a leaf, Gr. ἴψ, Cato, R. R. 95, 1; Plin. 17, 28, 47, § 264.—
II A plant, bind-weed, Plin. 21, 5, 11, § 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
convolvŭlus,¹⁵ ī, m. (convolvo),
1 ver- coquin, sorte de chenille de vigne : Cato Agr. 95, 1 ; Plin. 17, 264
2 liseron [plante] : Plin. 21, 24.
