Assertion: mistletoe | /r/CapableOf | use photosynthesis
Facets:
value: to nourish itself
type: PURPOSE
value: to make sugars
type: PURPOSE
value: as a seedling
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: But it can also use photosynthesis to nourish itself, so it is not a total parasite.
text: But it can also use photosynthesis to nourish itself, so it is not a total parasite.
text: As a seedling, the mistletoe uses photosynthesis, but once mature its parasitic tendency begins.
text: It can make its own food from the sun using photosynthesis, but it prefers to live off the energy of another plant.
text: Because they have green leaves and stems, mistletoe still use photosynthesis to make sugars from carbon dioxide and sunlight for food, and so is considered only a partial or hemi-parasite.