century plant vs xerophilous plant

century plant and xerophilous plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
century plant	Yes	No	No	No
xerophilous plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, xerophilous plant is a hypernym of century plant; that is, xerophilous plant is a word with a broader meaning than century plant:

century plant: tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
xerophilous plant: plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

Other hypernyms of century plant include desert plant, xerophile, xerophyte, xerophytic plant.

century plant (noun)	xerophilous plant (noun)
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber	plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

century plant vs xerophilous plant

century plant and xerophilous plant both are nouns.

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