aquatic plant vs hydrophytic plant

aquatic plant and hydrophytic plant both are nouns.

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

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

aquatic plant and hydrophytic plant: 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 hydrophyte, water plant.

aquatic plant (noun)	hydrophytic plant (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