The tomato is the edible, often red, berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato
plant. The species originated in western South America and Central America. The Nahuatl (Aztec) word tomatl
gave rise to the Spanish word tomate, from which the English word tomato derived. The tomato is consumed in
diverse ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. It is used in many
cuisines, including Italian, Mexican, Indian, and Thai. Tomato is the leading vegetable consumed in the
United States. Tomato is a member of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The species originated in the
highlands of western South America. The Nahuatl (Aztec) word tomatl gave rise to the Spanish word tomate,
from which the English word tomato derived. The tomato is consumed in diverse ways, including raw, as an
ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. It is used in many cuisines, including Italian,
Mexican, Indian, and Thai. Tomato is the leading vegetable consumed in the United States.
The potato is a root vegetable native to the Americas, a starchy tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum,
and
the plant itself, a perennial in the family Solanaceae. The word "potato" may refer either to the plant
itself or to the edible tuber. In the Andes, where the species is indigenous, there are some other
closely
related cultivated potato species. Potatoes were introduced to Europe in the second half of the 16th
century
by the Spanish. It is the world's fourth-largest food crop, following maize, wheat, and rice. Potato is
the
leading vegetable consumed in the United States. Potato is a member of the nightshade family,
Solanaceae.
The species originated in the highlands of western South America. The Nahuatl (Aztec) word tomatl gave
rise
to the Spanish word tomate, from which the English word tomato derived. The tomato is consumed in
diverse
ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. It is used in many
cuisines, including Italian, Mexican, Indian, and Thai. Tomato is the leading vegetable consumed in the
United States.
The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely
cultivated
species of the genus Allium. This genus also contains several other species variously referred to as
onions
and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion, the Canada onion, and the Japanese onion.
The
name "wild onion" is applied to a number of Allium species and their cultivars, which are sometimes
mistakenly called wild onions. The onion is most frequently a biennial or a perennial plant, but is
usually
treated as an annual. The onion plant has a fan of hollow, bluish-green leaves and its bulb at the base
of
the plant begins to swell when a certain day-length is reached. The bulbs are composed of shortened,
compressed, underground stems surrounded by fleshy modified scale that envelop a central bud at the tip
of
the stem. The crop is harvested and dried and the onions are ready for use or storage. The onion is
native
to Central Asia and northeastern Africa and has long been a widespread food in both temperate and
tropical
regions. It was originally domesticated in prehistoric times. The onion plant has a fan of hollow,
bluish-green leaves and its bulb at the base of the plant begins to swell when a certain day-length is
reached. The bulbs are composed of shortened, compressed, underground stems surrounded by fleshy
modified
scale that envelop a central bud at the tip of the stem. The crop is harvested and dried and the onions
are
ready for use or storage. The onion is native to Central Asia and northeastern Africa and has long been
a
widespread food in both temperate and tropical regions. It was originally domesticated in prehistoric
times.
The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow
cultivars exist. Carrot is a member of the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family. It is a biennial or a
perennial
plant. The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and
yellow cultivars exist. Carrot is a member of the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family. It is a biennial or a
perennial plant. The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red,
white,
and yellow cultivars exist. Carrot is a member of the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family. It is a biennial or
a
perennial plant. The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red,
white,
and yellow cultivars exist. Carrot is a member of the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family. It is a biennial or
a
perennial plant. The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red,
white,
and yellow cultivars exist. Carrot is a member of the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family. It is a biennial or
a
perennial plant.
Cabbage is a leafy green, red, or white biennial plant, grown as an annual vegetable crop for its
dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage, B. oleracea var. oleracea. Cabbage is a member
of
the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family. It is a biennial or a perennial plant. Cabbage is a leafy green,
red,
or white biennial plant, grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended
from
the wild cabbage, B. oleracea var. oleracea. Cabbage is a member of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family.
It
is a biennial or a perennial plant. Cabbage is a leafy green, red, or white biennial plant, grown as an
annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage, B. oleracea
var.
oleracea. Cabbage is a member of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family. It is a biennial or a perennial
plant. Cabbage is a leafy green, red, or white biennial plant, grown as an annual vegetable crop for its
dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage, B. oleracea var. oleracea. Cabbage is a member
of
the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family. It is a biennial or a perennial plant.