squirting cucumber
nounEtymology So named because when the fruit is fully ripe it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds.
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The plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)
noun
Etymology So named because when the fruit is fully ripe it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds.
The plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)
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