hydrophyte vs hydrophytic plant

hydrophyte and hydrophytic plant both are nouns.

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

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

hydrophyte 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 hydrophyte include aquatic plant, water plant.

hydrophyte (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