:::::::No, it is not. This is why, in the interest of Ahimsa, some Jains and other Vegans starve themselves to death. Killing in Vegan terminology does not apply to plants. Please do not quibble; it gets neither of us anywhere. It's not a vegan thing to kill an animal, or to cause suffering, even though most vegans decide that they just don't care enough, or know how to avoid it.