Melon is a term used for various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit. Melon can refer to either the plant or the fruit, which is a false berry. Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of muskmelons. The plant grows as a vine. Culinary vegetables Genus Momordica Bitter melon Genus Benincasa Winter melon Culinary fruit Genus Citrullus - Watermelon Genus Cucumis C. metuliferus - Horned melon C. melo Cantalupensis group. Skin that's rough and warty, not nett… (More on Melon)