verbcalvescoCALVESCO☆ KeepMeaningto become baldLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CALVESCOLEWIS & SHORTCALVESCOcalvesco, 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.Read the whole entry