HyperDic: ecballium_elaterium

English > 1 sense of the expression Ecballium elaterium:
NOUNplantEcballium elaterium, squirting cucumber, exploding cucumber, touch-me-notMediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
English > Ecballium elaterium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningMediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched.
Synonymssquirting cucumber, exploding cucumber, touch-me-not
Member ofEcballium, genus Ecballiumexploding cucumber
Broadergourd, gourd vineAny vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
Spanishcohombrillo amargo
Catalancogombre amarg, cogombret

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