squirting cucumber

Meaning

Noun

The plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)

Related

Similar words

exploding cucumber, touch-me-not, noli-me-tangere, wild cucumber

Origin

So named because when the fruit is fully ripe it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds.

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