is a watermelon a fruit or veggie?

Question

i say fruit but somebody told me it was a veggie so that got me all confused.

Answer 1

Actually it is a vegetable. It is a cousin to cucumber, squash, and pumpkin. But many regard it as a fruit, just as most people think tomato is a vegetable when, in reality, it is a fruit. Also, it is very high in lycopene; even more than tomatoes, and therefore very good for you.

Answer 2

Watermelon is a fruit in both senses of the word. The scientific definition of a fruit is it is the part of a plant that contains the seeds. But there is also a basic use definition that says that fruits are sweet and don't need to be cooked to be eaten. A more vexing issue is whether a tomato or a cucumber is a fruit - here the scientific and standard defintions clash.

Answer 3

Is Watermelon A Vegetable

Answer 4

Since when do veggies not have seeds in them? A watermelon is a fruit, yes, but all VEGETABLES have seeds too. How else are they going to grow them if they don't produce seeds??

Answer 5

It's a fruit. Fruit has seeds, veggies don't.

Answer 6

It's a fruit but someone just said veggies don't have seeds but what is a cucumber than? They have seeds.

Answer 7

If it has a seed in it. It is a fruit. Even things we call vegetables are in fact fruit. Like a cucumber, squash, zucchini, pumpkin, green beans, Lima beans, tomatoes, chili peppers, bell peppers. But we use these as vegetables in the food service industry.

Answer 8

Watermelon is actually both fruit and vegetable

Answer 9

it's a fruit.... 'cause it has seeds in them! =)


And I have a question. Can you cook a watermelon? Just out of curiosity =)

Answer 10

It is a fruit, as are most foods that have seeds contained within a pithy core. Many, though, are classified as vegetables for the purpose of government taxes and tariffs (i.e. tomatoes).