squirting cucumber

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

cogombret

cogombre salvatge

cogombre amarg

Sinònims

exploding cucumber

touch-me-not

Ecballium elaterium

Ecballium

wild cucumber

Traduccions

cocomero asinino

Ecballium

concombre d’âne

pepinillo del diablo

cohombrillo amargo

ecballium elaterium

concombre d'âne

ecballie

elaterio

فقوس الحمير

cocomero asinio

Ecballium elaterium

springkomkommer

Etimologia (Anglès)

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