Assertion: fern's rhizome | /r/HasProperty | creeping
Facets:
value: horizontally
type: DEGREE
value: on the ground
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Fern rhizomes can be very thin and creeping, or thick and stocky.
text: Though loosely referred to as "tree ferns", most but not all members of the order possess the characteristic tree fern morphology: the rhizome is massive, woody, and rather than creeping horizontally below or on the ground, it stands erect and above ground, like a tree trunk, bearing a crown of fronds.