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naiad vs hydrophyte

hydrophyte vs naiad

naiad and hydrophyte both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
naiad Yes No No No
hydrophyte Yes No No No
As nouns, hydrophyte is a hypernym of naiad; that is, hydrophyte is a word with a broader meaning than naiad:
  • naiad: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
  • 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 naiad include aquatic plant, hydrophytic plant, water plant.
naiad (noun) hydrophyte (noun)
(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains 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
submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
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