Assertion: moss | /r/CapableOf | release nutrient
Facets:
value: from dust and aerially deposited ions
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to their growing tips
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Ecologically, mosses break down exposed substrata, releasing nutrients for the use of more complex plants that succeed them.
text: Other mosses, such as Polytrichum, sequester nutrients directly from the soil or substrate on which they are growing and transfer the nutrients to their growing tips.
text: For instance, a moss can receive its nutrients from dust and aerially deposited ions, whereas a vascular receives its nutrients from root hairs and mycorrhizae.