noun
plant
A2
Means 'plant' (living plant). Feminine noun: die Pflanze. Plural Pflanzen. Declines regularly (Nom. Pl. die Pflanzen, Gen. der Pflanzen, Dative den Pflanzen). Common in botany and household contexts. No irregular plural; used for wild, cultivated, potted plants and figurative senses.
Examples
Die Pflanze braucht Wasser.
The plant needs water.
Ich habe viele Pflanzen in meiner Wohnung.
I have many plants in my apartment.
Die Gärtnerin goss die Pflanze, weil die Erde sehr trocken wirkte.
The gardener watered the plant because the soil seemed very dry.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a potted plant on a windowsill
Sounds like 'plant' (p-lant)
die (feminine) — think 'die Pflanze' like 'die Blume'
Notes
Can mean houseplant or any plant in gardening contexts.