semiepiphyte vs aerophyte

semiepiphyte and aerophyte both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
semiepiphyte	Yes	No	No	No
aerophyte	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aerophyte is a hypernym of semiepiphyte; that is, aerophyte is a word with a broader meaning than semiepiphyte:

semiepiphyte: a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life
aerophyte: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it

Other hypernyms of semiepiphyte include air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant.

semiepiphyte (noun)	aerophyte (noun)
a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life	plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it