Assertion: desert's plant | /r/CapableOf | adapt to the arid conditions
Facets:
value: by storing water
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Plants such as acacia trees, palms, succulents, spiny shrubs, and grasses have adapted to the arid conditions, by growing lower to avoid water loss by strong winds, by storing water in their thick stems to use it in dry periods, by having long roots that travel horizontally to reach the maximum area of water and to find any surface moisture, and by having small thick leaves or needles to prevent water loss by evapotranspiration.
text: Most desert plants are xerophytes (plants adapted to arid conditions) or phreatophytes (deep-rooted plants that are dependent on a permanent water supply and survive by tapping groundwater).