vīvesco (vīvisco), vixi, 3, v. inch. n. [vivo], to become alive, get life, spring forth.
I In gen., Plin. 9, 51, 74, § 160; 16, 25, 39, § 93; 17, 10, 10, § 59; Prud. Apoth. 970.—
II Pregn., to grow lively , strong , or vigorous , Lucr. 4, 1138: ulcus, id. 4, 1068: si utraque (arbor) vixerit, if they both grow , succeed , thrive , Col. Arb. 16, 2: stolones avulsi arboribus, Plin. 17, 10, 13, § 67.