squirting cucumber

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Etymology

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

Noun

squirting cucumber (plural squirting cucumbers)

  1. The plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)
    Synonyms: exploding cucumber, noli me tangere, touch-me-not, wild cucumber

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