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Also to know is, what makes a fruit a melon?

Melon, (Cucumis melo), trailing vine in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), grown for its often musky-scented edible fruit. The melon plant is native to central Asia, and its many cultivated varieties are widely grown in warm regions around the world.

Also, what is a watermelon classified as? Watermelon is a Fruit Loosely considered a type of melon (although not in the genus Cucumis), watermelon has a smooth exterior rind and a juicy, sweet interior flesh.

Similarly, you may ask, why is melon a vegetable?

If you talk to a botanist, they'll maintain that watermelon is a fruit because it develops from the plant's ovary after flowering and holds the seeds. A vegetable is anything eaten from other parts of a plant, like spinach leaves or carrots (which are roots).

Are cantaloupes fruits or vegetables?

Cantaloupe is in the same family as squashes, pumpkins, gourds and cucumbers. It grows on a vine on the ground. Squashes are eaten as vegetables, while cantaloupes are thought of as a sweet fruit.