Assertion: acorn | /r/CapableOf | send shoot
Facets:
value: upward
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: As the taproot grows down, the acorn sends a shoot upward.
text: Given favorable soil conditions, an acorn that has survived the numerous potential damaging agents — including being eaten by animals or attacked by insects — may send down its taproot, send up its shoot and begin its life as a young seedling.