Assertion: trap | /r/CapableOf | remain closed
Facets:
value: for more than 10 days
type: TEMPORAL
value: firmly
type: MANNER
value: in order to exclude bacteria
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In order to exclude bacteria and fully enclose its digestive enzymes, the traps on these carnivorous plants remain firmly closed during the five to 12 days it takes to eat a meal.
text: It's not normal for a trap to stay closed for more than 10 days or so.
text: After closing three to five times, the traps on the plant will remain closed, turn black and die.