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Okra, also spelled okro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family that is also referred to as lady's fingers in some English-speaking nations. Its green seed pods are edible. Okra's geographic origin is disputed, with claims that it originated in West Africa, Ethiopia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.

Eggplant, also known as aubergine or brinjal, is a plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Solanum melongena is grown for its edible fruit all over the world. The spongy, absorbent fruit, which is most commonly purple, is used in a variety of cuisines. By botanical definition, it is a berry that is commonly used as a vegetable in cooking.

Cucumber is a widely cultivated creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae family that bears cylindrical to spherical fruits that are used as culinary vegetables. Cucumber is an annual plant with three main types: slicing, pickling, and seedless, each of which has several cultivars.

Tomatoes are the edible berries of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, also known as the tomato plant. The species is believed to have originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Nahuatl word tomatl inspired the Spanish word tomate, which gave rise to the English word tomato.

Maize, also known as corn in North American and Australian English, is a cereal grain that indigenous peoples in southern Mexico first domesticated around 10,000 years ago. 

Cucurbita is a genus of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five edible species are grown and consumed for their flesh and seeds. They are variously known as squash, pumpkin, or gourd, depending on species, variety, and local parlance.