This is the 7457th most frequent German word.
gewächse
"Gewächse" means "plants" or "vegetation" in English.
'Gewächse' is used here to refer to plants in general, particularly those in a specific category like tropical plants.
Die tropischen Gewächse benötigen viel Wasser.
The tropical plants require a lot of water.
'Gewächs' is used here as a singular term for an individual plant.
Ein Gewächs wuchs aus dem Boden neben der Straße.
A plant grew from the ground next to the road.
'Gewächse' refers to plants classified as rare, emphasizing categorization by rarity.