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Hydrophyte vs Hygrophyte - What's the difference?

hydrophyte | hygrophyte |

As nouns the difference between hydrophyte and hygrophyte

is that hydrophyte is a plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed while hygrophyte is any plant that grows wholly in water, either rooted to the bottom, or floating freely.

hydrophyte

English

(Aquatic plant)

Noun

(hydrophytes)
  • (botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.

    • Hyponyms

    * amphiphyte, elodeid, isoetid, helophyte, nymphaeid, pleuston

    hygrophyte

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any plant that grows wholly in water, either rooted to the bottom, or floating freely