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SQUIRTING CUCUMBER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
Synonyms:
Ecballium elaterium; exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber; touch-me-not
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("squirting cucumber" is a kind of...):
gourd; gourd vine (any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds)
Holonyms ("squirting cucumber" is a member of...):
Ecballium; genus Ecballium (exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber)
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