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SQUIRTING CUCUMBER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does squirting cucumber mean?
• SQUIRTING CUCUMBER (noun)
The noun SQUIRTING CUCUMBER has 1 sense:
1. Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
Familiarity information: SQUIRTING CUCUMBER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ecballium elaterium; exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber; touch-me-not
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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