calvesco

Latin > English

calvesco calvescere, -, - V INTRANS :: lose one's hair, become bald; molt (birds); become bare/empty of vegetation

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.

Latin > German (Georges)

calvēsco, ere (Inchoat. v. calveo), I) kahl werden, v. Hals der Ochsen, Col. 6, 14, 7: v. Vögeln, Plin. 10, 78. – II) übtr., v. Pflanzen, dünn-, weitschichtig hervorwachsen, Col. 4, 33, 3.