Assertion: banyan tree's root | /r/CapableOf | reach the ground
Facets:
value: to form new trunks
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Once these roots reach the ground they grow into woody trunks.
text: Branches produce aerial roots that reach ground, establish themselves in the ground and ultimately unite with the main trunk.
text: Once these roots reach the ground, they grow into woody trunks that can become indistinguishable from the main trunk.
text: The sacred fig is a notable example of this, forming additional 'trunks' by growing adventitious roots down from the branches, which then thicken up when the root reaches the ground to form new trunks; a single sacred fig tree can have hundreds of such trunks.
text: The tree releases its aerial roots and once these roots reach the ground they grow into the woody trunk.
text: The sacred fig is a notable example of this, forming additional 'trunks' by growing adventitious roots down from the branches, which then thicken up when the root reaches the ground to form new trunks; a single sacred fig tree can have hundreds of such trunks.