Assertion: mistletoe's need | /r/CapableOf | steal water
Facets:
value: for its own benefit
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: As the name implies, parasitic plants have circumvented the need to find nutrients in a small plot of soil by the development of a modified meristem root called a haustorium that can penetrate the vascular system of another plant, called a host, stealing vital mineral nutrients, water and carbohydrates for its own benefit.