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Heartwood vs Sapwood   After primary growth lateral meristem becomes active and results in the formation of secondary permanent tissues. This is called the secondary growth. The lateral meristems are the lateral vascular cambium and cork cambium. They are formed only on dicots. In monocots, there is no cambium.... 

Cacti vs Succulents   The main problem that plants growing in dry and hot environments face is the excessive water loss due to transpiration. An important adaptation shown by cacti and other succulents to overcome this problem is their Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). CAM plants open their stomata at night... 

Aloe vs Aloe Vera   Aloe Vera is a plant belonging to cacti family that is collectively known as Aloe. In fact, despite there being hundreds of species of genus Aloe, Aloe Vera is the popular one all over the world, and is known to common public. This may be due to medicinal benefits of Aloe Vera plant and... 

Christmas Cactus vs Thanksgiving Cactus   There are some species of cactus plants that bloom during the holiday season. Collectively, these cacti are referred to as holiday cacti. Mainly there is Christmas cactus, Thanks giving cactus, and Easter cactus that are popular in the country, and all three are closely... 

Deciduous vs Evergreen Trees   Plant kingdom consists of thousands of different plant types, which have very diverse characteristics. The plants are categorized based on these characteristics. Deciduous and evergreen are two opposite types of trees. They are categorized based on the pattern and seasonality of foliage... 

Deciduous vs Coniferous Trees   All trees belong to the kingdom plantae, and they can be classified in to several categories based on various criteria. One major criterion in the categorization of trees can be identified as their physiology. Some of the major types of trees can be named as angiosperms vs.... 

Seaweed vs Algae These are two interesting groups of organisms, or “plants” inhabiting aquatic ecosystems. Seaweeds include into a portion of algae, and that describes the relationship between these two. However, there are both similarities and differences between seaweeds and algae despite their inconsistency... 

Pine vs Fir Whether you have one in your backyard or you stroll past a few during your morning walk, conifers are special types of trees that resemble the famous Christmas tree and belong to the plant family known as Pinophyta. These are gymnosperms, and are not referred as evergreen trees as they are not fruit... 

Kashmir Willow vs English Willow If you have interest in the game of cricket, you know that the bats used in the game are made from two types of woods, the Kashmir willow and English willow. Kashmir willow is the name of the wood that comes from willow trees found in Kashmir (both Indian as well as Pakistani).... 

Tulsi vs Basil Tulsi and Basil are two kinds of leaves that are often confused as one and the same. Strictly speaking, they are two different leaves meant for different purposes. Tulsi is otherwise called Ocimum tenuiflorum. It is an aromatic plant and its leaves are highly scented. Basil on the other hand is... 

Curcumin vs Turmeric It doesn’t matter if I disclose the difference between Curcumin and Turmeric in the first line by telling you that it is the main biologically active photochemical compound of turmeric. It is what gives turmeric powder its characteristic yellow color. What is amazing is that Curcumin is... 

Bush vs Shrub Bush and shrub are a group of small trees that are intertwined with each other. Bush and shrub are sometimes meant the same as both are trees that are small enough that it touches the ground. Generally, bush is a technical term for shrubs. Features of Bush Bush is thickets of small trees or a tree... 

the Effects from Henbane vs Datura Henbane and Datura belong to the family of Solanaceae, which is a category of toxic plants. Henbane and Datura are known to the mankind since ages and they have been used for medicinal purposes and also abused as both are known to produce hallucinogenic effects. However, there... 

Pollination vs Fertilization Pollination and fertilization are two ways of producing offspring, although the former is only applicable to some plants while the latter is applicable to almost every living things in this world. While one can state the many differences between pollination and fertilization, it is... 

Bud vs Shoot Bud and Shoot are two parts of a plant that are to be understood with difference. In fact they are two different parts of a plant. Bud is an immature knoblike shoot of the plant from which a stem, leaf or flower develops for that matter. Sometimes bud refers to a flower or leaf that is not fully... 

Seed vs Nut Seed and Nut are two words that are often confused as referring to one and the same thing. A seed is the unit of reproduction in a flowering plant. It is actually in the form of grain. It is to be understood that a seed of a flowering plant is capable of developing into another such plant. Sometimes...