squirting cucumber

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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

Συνώνυμα

exploding cucumber

touch-me-not

Ecballium elaterium

Ecballium

wild cucumber

Μεταφράσεις

cocomero asinino

Ecballium

concombre d’âne

pepinillo del diablo

cohombrillo amargo

spritzgurke

Spritzgürke

ecballium

ecballium elaterium

concombre d'âne

ecballie

فقوس الحمير

Ecballium elaterium

cocomero asinio

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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