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xerophilous plant vs century plant

century plant vs xerophilous plant

xerophilous plant and century plant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
xerophilous plant Yes No No No
century plant Yes No No No
As nouns, century plant is a hyponym of xerophilous plant; that is, century plant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than xerophilous plant:
  • xerophilous plant: plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
  • century plant: tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
Other hyponyms of xerophilous plant include agave, American aloe.
xerophilous plant (noun) century plant (noun)
plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
Difference between xerophilous plant and century plant

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