squirting cucumber

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)

词形变化

词源

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