289. Respiratory roots are known as

A. velamen
B. pneumatophores
C. hydathodes
D. prop roots
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Respiratory or knee roots (pneumatophores) are characteristic of many species; they project above the mud and have small openings (lenticels) through which air enters, passing through the soft spongy tissue to the roots beneath the mud.

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