hydrophytic plant vs hydrophyte

hydrophytic plant and hydrophyte both are nouns.

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

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

hydrophytic 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 hydrophytic plant include aquatic plant, water plant.

hydrophytic 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