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swamp plant vs hydrophytic plant

hydrophytic plant vs swamp plant

swamp plant and hydrophytic plant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
swamp plant Yes No No No
hydrophytic plant Yes No No No
As nouns, hydrophytic plant is a hypernym of swamp plant; that is, hydrophytic plant is a word with a broader meaning than swamp plant:
  • swamp plant: a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
  • 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 hypernyms of swamp plant include aquatic plant, hydrophyte, water plant.
swamp plant (noun) hydrophytic plant (noun)
a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath 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
Difference between swamp plant and hydrophytic plant

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