Assertion: strangler fig | /r/CapableOf | begin life
Facets:
value: unlike most plants
type: OTHER
value: as "air plant"
type: MANNER
value: as a parasite-like epiphyte
type: MANNER
value: in the branches of another tree
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: A strangler fig begins life in the branches of another tree.
text: The strangler fig begins its life as a parasite-like epiphyte or "air plant" but is always seeking a path to the ground and a more dependable source for root uptake of nutrients.
text: Unlike most plants, strangler figs start out their lives as epiphytes in the crook of a tree or on its branches.