Assertion: ash's root system | /r/CapableOf | absorb mineral
Facets:
value: from the soil
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The specialization of the plant body, which has evolved as an adaptation to a principally terrestrial habitat, includes extensive root systems that anchor the plant and absorb water and minerals from the soil; a stem that supports the growing plant body; and leaves, which are the principal sites of photosynthesis for most angiospermous plants.