Assertion: xylem's cell | /r/CapableOf | absorb water
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text: When dry the orchid root appears white, and when wet the root appears green because the cells of the velamen absorb water, become translucent, and reveal the green cortical cells.
text: Water transport also occurs at the cellular level, as individual cells absorb and release water, and pass it along to neighboring cells.