why is a watermelon considered a fruit?

Question

why is watermelon a fruit and a pumpkin a veggie when they both have seeds and grow on a vine

Answer 1

A pumpkin is actually a fruit, "eaten as a vegetable". I just looked it up. I didn't know either. Good question! : )

Answer 2

They're both fruits, as is a tomato. The definition is that fruit contain the seed of a parent plant. Veggies do not.

Answer 3

fruit do not always grow on trees.

Fruits are definedd as any gord like mass containing more than one seed. Watermelon, apples, oranges, tomatoes, squash and cucumber are all fruits

Avacados almonds walnuts, peaches and nectarines are all nuts.

Veggies are more interesting as a vegetable technically is anything edible that grows which includes fruits and nuts .

Answer 4

Watermelons are considered fruit because they contain seeds. Pumpkins, tomatoes, avocados, and cucumbers are also fruits.

Answer 5

It is a fruit, same as a tomato,pumpkin, chile,any specialized plant structure involved with seed production

Answer 6

A pumpkin is a fruit. It is generally considered a vegetable because it is more nutritious than fruit, but it is in fact a fruit.

Answer 7

A pumpkin is technically a fruit. So is a tomato.

Answer 8

Actually, a watermelon is technically a berry. And to be specific a "Pepo" berry because it has a hard rind and a fleshy interior with seeds.

Answer 9

Both are fruits,since they contain seeds.

Answer 10

Grows from a seed.