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Plants with no roots or leaves (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

algae

(Other definitions for algae that I've seen before include "Simple plants, such as plankton" , "Primitive organisms" , "Seaweeds generally" , "They grow near water and don't have ordinary roots or leaves" , "Marine growths" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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