Main Difference
The main difference between Melon and Watermelon is that the Melon is a fruit and Watermelon is a large fruit with a smooth hard rind
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Melon
A melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet edible, fleshy fruit. The word “melon” can refer to either the plant or specifically to the fruit. Botanically, a melon is a kind of berry, specifically a “pepo”. The word melon derives from Latin melopepo, which is the latinization of the Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopepōn), meaning “melon”, itself a compound of μῆλον (mēlon), “apple, treefruit (of any kind)” and πέπων (pepōn), amongst others “a kind of gourd or melon”. Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of cantaloupes.
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Watermelon
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, a vine-like flowering plant originating in West Africa. It is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, having more than 1000 varieties.
Watermelon is a scrambling and trailing vine in the flowering plant family Cucurbitaceae. There is evidence from seeds in Pharaoh tombs of watermelon cultivation in Ancient Egypt. Watermelon is grown in favorable climates from tropical to temperate regions worldwide for its large edible fruit, which is a berry with a hard rind and no internal divisions, and is botanically called a pepo. The sweet, juicy flesh is usually deep red to pink, with many black seeds, although seedless varieties exist. The fruit can be eaten raw or pickled, and the rind is edible after cooking. It is commonly consumed as a juice or as an ingredient in mixed beverages.
Considerable breeding effort has developed disease-resistant varieties. Many cultivars are available that produce mature fruit within 100 days of planting. In 2017, China produced about two-thirds of the world total of watermelons.
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Melon (noun)
Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
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Melon (noun)
Genus Cucumis, various musk melons, including the honeydew and the cantaloupes, and the horned melon.
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Melon (noun)
Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others
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Melon (noun)
Genus Benincasa, a winter melon
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Melon (noun)
The fruit of such plants.
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Melon (noun)
A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh.
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Melon (noun)
Breasts.
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Melon (noun)
The head.
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Melon (noun)
A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
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Melon (noun)
A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
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Melon (noun)
The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link.
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Melon (adjective)
Of a light pinkish orange colour, like that of melon flesh.
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Watermelon (noun)
A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
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Watermelon (noun)
The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black pips.
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Watermelon (noun)
An environmentalist with socialist leanings (from the similarity to the fruit, being green on the outside, and red (Communist) on the inside).
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Watermelon (noun)
A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).
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Melon (noun)
the large round fruit of a plant of the gourd family, with sweet pulpy flesh and many seeds
“a slice of melon”
“a ripe melon will smell sweet”
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Melon (noun)
a woman’s breasts.
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Melon (noun)
the Old World plant which yields the melon.
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Melon (noun)
a waxy mass in the head of dolphins and other toothed whales, thought to focus acoustic signals.