Assertion: mistletoe | /r/CapableOf | send rootlike structures
Facets:
value: into tree branches
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Although mistletoe is an evergreen shrub that is capable of performing photosynthesis, producing 98 percent of its own food, it sends rootlike structures called haustoria -- the singular form is "haustorium" -- deep into poplar branches where they rob the tree of its water and nutrients.
text: Mistletoe (Phoradendron spp.) is a parasitic evergreen shrub that sends its rootlike structures into tree branches, where they absorb water and minerals.
text: As mistletoe grows on a tree, it sends out a root-like structure known as a haustoria into tree's bark and takes nutrients from the tree.