Assertion: cork tree's leaf | /r/CapableOf | maximize surface area
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text: Monocots typically have such linear leaves that maximize surface area while minimising self-shading.
text: Typically leaves are broad, flat and thin (dorsiventrally flattened), thereby maximising the surface area directly exposed to light and enabling the light to penetrate the tissues and reach the chloroplasts, thus promoting photosynthesis.