( ( Plants ( exhibiting ( xerophytic modifications ) ) ) ( ( ( are chiefly ) ( found ( in ( ( ( ( ( ( ( deserts , ) mountaintops ) , ) ( areas ( of ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( persistent ( high winds ) ) , ) ( salt marshes ) ) , ) dunes ) , ) ( salt ( spray areas ) ) ) , ) ( salt flats ) ) , ) ( alkali ( ( flats and ) potholes ) ) ) , ) ( sand hills ) ) and ) ( sand plains ) ) ) ) ) , ) and ) ( limestone ( solution terrains ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Plants)) (VP (VBG exhibiting) (NP (JJ xerophytic) (NNS modifications)))) (VP (VBP are) (ADVP (RB chiefly)) (VP (VBN found) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NNS deserts)) (, ,) (NP (NNS mountaintops)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNS areas)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ persistent) (JJ high) (NNS winds)) (, ,) (NP (NN salt) (NNS marshes)) (, ,) (NP (NNS dunes)) (, ,) (NP (NN salt) (NN spray) (NNS areas)) (, ,) (NP (NN salt) (NNS flats)) (, ,) (NP (JJ alkali) (NNS flats) (CC and) (NNS potholes)) (, ,) (NP (NN sand) (NNS hills)) (CC and) (NP (NN sand) (NNS plains))))) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (JJ limestone) (NN solution) (NNS terrains)))))) (. .)))
Plants exhibiting xerophytic modifications are chiefly found in deserts, mountaintops, areas of persistent high winds, salt marshes, dunes, salt spray areas, salt flats, alkali flats and potholes, sand hills and sand plains, and limestone solution terrains.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN word) (NN alkali)) (VP (VBZ comes) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT the) (JJ arabic) (NN al-qili))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG meaning) (`` ``) (NP (NP (NNS ashes)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ saltwort) (NN plant)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN salt) (NNS marshes)))))) ('' '')))) (. .)))