The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum, syn. Lycopersicon lycopersicum & Lycopersicon esculentum) is a herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family that is typically cultivated for the purpose of harvesting its fruit for human consumption. Savory in flavor (and accordingly termed a vegetable; see section Fruit or vegetable below), the fruit of most varietals [...]

Zucchini (pronounced zukini in North American and Australian English) or courgette (in New Zealand, South African, and British English or French) is a small summer squash. Along with some other squashes, it belongs to the species Cucurbita pepo. The zucchini can be yellow, green or light green, and generally has a similar shape to a [...]

A gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, or a name given to the hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae family of plants of the genus Lagenaria. It is in the same family as the pumpkin.
Most commonly, gourds are the product of the species Lagenaria siceraria (the calabash or African bottle [...]

In 1584, French explorer Jacques Cartier spotted pumpkins for the first time in the St. Lawrence region, and Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca reported on pumpkins growing near Tampa even earlier, in 1528. Native Americans who first encountered the Spanish at the Rio Grande river offered the Spaniards pumpkin seeds as part of a peace [...]

The cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon.

Cabbage is an excellent source of Vitamin C. It also contains significant amounts of glutamine, an amino acid which has anti-inflammatory properties. Cabbage can also be included in dieting programs, as it is a negative calorie food (citation needed).

The beet (Beta vulgaris) is a plant in the beet root family. It is best known in its numerous cultivated varieties, the most well known of which is probably the red root vegetable known as the garden beet. However, other cultivated varieties include the leaf vegetables chard and spinach beet, as well as the root [...]