Assertion: mistletoe | /r/CapableOf | absorb water
Facets:
value: to survive
type: PURPOSE
value: from the host trees
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In the tissues, mistletoe's rootlike structures, haustoria, develop and grow, allowing the mistletoes to absorb water and nutrients from the host trees.
text: Mistletoe is a hemiparasitic plant which penetrates into branches and absorbs water and nutrients to survive.
text: Weighing up to 50 lbs, it absorbs water and nutrients.