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hornwort vs hydrophyte

hydrophyte vs hornwort

hornwort and hydrophyte both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hornwort Yes No No No
hydrophyte Yes No No No
As nouns, hydrophyte is a hypernym of hornwort; that is, hydrophyte is a word with a broader meaning than hornwort:
  • hornwort: any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
  • 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 hypernyms of hornwort include aquatic plant, hydrophytic plant, water plant.
hornwort (noun) hydrophyte (noun)
liverworts with slender hornlike capsules 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
any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
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