squirting cucumber
squirting cucumber · squirting cucumbers
бешеный огурец
Spritzgurke, Eselsgurke, Eselskürbis
The plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber familyThe plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)
Meaning
1 sensesThe plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)
Spritzgurke, Eselsgurke, Eselskürbis
бе́шеный огуре́цbéšenyj oguréc
More definitions
- Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
Translations
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Ecballium elaterium:
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Origin
So named because when the fruit is fully ripe it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid cSo named because when the fruit is fully ripe it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds.
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Forms
plural: squirting cucumbers| Singular | squirting cucumber |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched:exploding cucumbertouch-me-notEcballium elaterium