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squirting cucumber

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squirt·ing cucumber (skwûrtng)
n.
A hairy Mediterranean vine (Ecballium elaterium) having fruit that when ripe discharges its seeds and juice explosively.
squirting cucumber
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a hairy cucurbitaceous plant, Ecballium elaterium, of the Mediterranean region, having a fruit that discharges its seeds explosively when ripe
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Noun1.squirting cucumbersquirting cucumber - Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
Ecballium elaterium, exploding cucumber, touch-me-not
gourd vine, gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
Ecballium, genus Ecballium - exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber


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