Why Does the Lotus Root Have Holes?

The lotus root grows in the mud at the bottom of lakes and ponds. There is very little air inside the mud, so the lotus root gets air from this leaves, which float on top of the water. The holes in the root are for carrying the air from the leaves to the roots. The stems of the leaves also have holes in them. Although we refer to it as the lotus root, it is not, properly speaking, a root at all, but part of the stem or stalk. In adapting part of its stem to store food underground, it is similar to the potato. Since there is very little air in the mud under water, plants with under water roots obtain their air by various methods. If the lotus plant's floating leaves are cut, it dies.