Assertion: pine's cone | /r/CapableOf | remain closed
Facets:
value: for a long time after maturation
type: TEMPORAL
value: by food-seeking animals
type: OTHER
value: for several years
type: TEMPORAL
value: by fire
type: OTHER
value: in others
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In some species the cones open at maturity and the seeds are released, while in others the cones remain closed for several years until opened by rotting, by food-seeking animals, or by fire.
text: The primary distinguishing characteristic between the Ocala and Choctawhatchee varieties of sand pine is that the Ocala variety is predominantly serotinous (cones remain closed for a long time after maturation) and the Choctawhatchee variety is predominantly nonserotinous (cones open after maturation).