aquatic plant vs hydrophyte

aquatic plant and hydrophyte both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aquatic plant	Yes	No	No	No
hydrophyte	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aquatic plant and hydrophyte are synonyms defined as:

aquatic plant and hydrophyte: a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth

Other synonyms of aquatic plant include hydrophytic plant, water plant.

aquatic plant (noun)	hydrophyte (noun)
a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth	a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth