calvesco
From LSJ
σταγόνες ὕδατος πέτρας κοιλαίνουσιν → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
calvesco: ĕre,
I v. inch. n. calveo, to become bald (post-Aug.), Col. 6, 14, 7; Veg. 3, 4, 27; Plin. 10, 29, 41, § 78.—
II Transf. to plants, to grow up thin or far apart, Col. 4, 33, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
calvēscō, ĕre (calveo), intr., devenir chauve : Plin. 10, 78 || [fig.] devenir clairsemé : Col. Rust. 4, 33, 3.
