squirting cucumber
squirting cucumber noun: the plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae).
Noun
squirting cucumber (plural squirting cucumbers)
- The plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)
- Synonyms:
- exploding cucumber, noli me tangere, touch-me-not, wild cucumber
squirting cucumber meaning in Arabic and Persian
squirting cucumber in Arabic
- Ecballium elaterium
- قِثَّاء الْحِمَار qiṯṯāʔ al-ḥimār, فَقُّوس الْحِمَار faqqūs al-ḥimār
squirting cucumber in Persian
- Ecballium elaterium
- خرخیار xar-xiyâr
Synonyms of squirting cucumber
Forms of squirting cucumber
| plural | squirting cucumbers |
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Origin of squirting cucumber
So named because when the fruit is fully ripe it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds.
Questions about squirting cucumber
- What does squirting cucumber mean?
- Squirting cucumber means the plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae).
- What is squirting cucumber in Arabic?
- Squirting cucumber in Arabic is قِثَّاء الْحِمَار (qiṯṯāʔ al-ḥimār), فَقُّوس الْحِمَار (faqqūs al-ḥimār). See Squirting cucumber meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is squirting cucumber?
- Squirting cucumber is a noun.
- What is the plural of squirting cucumber?
- The plural of squirting cucumber is squirting cucumbers.
Words near squirting cucumber in the dictionary
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