Assertion: conifer's cone | /r/CapableOf | remain closed
Facets:
value: by fire
type: OTHER
value: by food-seeking animals
type: OTHER
value: for several years
type: TEMPORAL
value: in others
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Many pine and cypress trees have cones that remain closed until the heat of a fire opens the pine cones and ejects the seeds.
text: In some species the cones open at maturity and the seeds are released, while in others the cones remain closed for several years until opened by rotting, by food-seeking animals, or by fire.