Century plant and Xerophytic 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.

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

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

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