xerophilous plant vs desert plant

xerophilous plant and desert plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
xerophilous plant	Yes	No	No	No
desert plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, xerophilous plant and desert plant are synonyms defined as:

xerophilous plant and desert plant: plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

Other synonyms of xerophilous plant include xerophile, xerophyte, xerophytic plant.

xerophilous plant (noun)	desert plant (noun)
plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte	plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte