«Fruits and vegetables are defined differently based on what you do whether a gardener or a chef. A lot of foods that are fruits which are savory rather than sweet are mostly considered as vegetables by chefs e. g tomatoes and eggplant.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FRUIT AND A VEGETABLE
A fruit bearing structure that develops in the ovary of a flowering plant while vegetables are all other plant part such as leaves, stem and roots.
Based on the above explanation, will you say that watermelon is a fruit or a vegetable?
Watermelon can be a fruit and a vegetable. You may ask why? Watermelon is a fruit because it grows from a seed and it has a sweet flavor and refreshing qualities. It can also be a vegetable because it is harvested and cleared from the field like other vegetables such as pumpkins, squash and cucumbers.
So it is clear now that watermelon is both a fruit and a vegetable.
We also have different species of watermelon that are good for our consumption.