hydrophytic plant vs water plant

hydrophytic plant and water plant both are nouns.

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

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

hydrophytic plant and water 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 hydrophytic plant include aquatic plant, hydrophyte.

hydrophytic plant (noun)	water 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