Century plant and Xerophilous plant

Century plant noun - Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber.

Xerophilous plant and century plant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Xerophilous plant" instead a noun phrase "Century plant".

Xerophilous plant noun - Plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte.

Century plant and xerophilous plant are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Century plant" with "Xerophilous plant", this phrases are similar.