Assertion: pearl oyster | /r/CapableOf | return to the water
Facets:
value: for another 2–3 years of growth
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: South Sea and Tahitian pearl oysters, also known as Pinctada maxima and Pinctada margaritifera, which survive the subsequent surgery to remove the finished pearl, are often implanted with a new, larger beads as part of the same procedure and then returned to the water for another 2–3 years of growth.