Assertion: balata's plant | /r/CapableOf | begin life
Facets:
value: as an epiphyte
type: MANNER
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The plant often begins life as an epiphyte, growing in the branch of another tree; as it grows older it sends down aerial roots which, when they reach the ground quickly form roots and become much thicker and more vigorous.