What is a plant?
plant
[plant, plahnt] Show IPA
noun 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own
food from inorganic matter by the process of
photosynthesis and that have more or less
rigid cell walls
containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification
schemes may include
fungi,
algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have
plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
2. an herb or other small vegetable growth, in
contrast with a tree
or a shrub.
3.
a seedling or a growing slip, especially one ready for
transplanting.
So, it's a lifeform that uses photosynthesis for producing energy to sustain its life at a minimum, and to produce lush thick grownt and fruit for it's reproduction.
Ok, photosynthesis, how does that work.
pho·to·syn·the·sis
[foh-tuh-sin-thuh-sis] Show IPA
noun Biology, Biochemistry . the
complex process by
which carbon dioxide,
water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into
carbohydrates by green plants, algae,
and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll. This process is completed within the leaves of a plant.
leaf
[leef] Show IPA noun, plural leaves [leevz] Show IPA , verb
noun 1.
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
2. any similar or corresponding
lateral outgrowth of a stem.
So in conclusion...
We have an lifeform that uses this organ known as a leaf to conduct what we know as photosynthesis, the process of using solar energy to convert different nutrients within the plant to energy used to support the life of the plant.
And you want to improve the plant by cutting off its leaves....
mmmmkay.
