squirting cucumber en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
So named because when the fruit is fully ripe it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds.
Meanings
- The plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| squirting cucumbers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
noli me tangere · wild cucumber · touch-me-not · exploding cucumber
Translations (69)
la cucumis agrestis (Ecballium elaterium) · pl sprężak (Ecballium elaterium) · es pepinillo del diablo (Ecballium elaterium) · bg дива кра́ставица (Ecballium elaterium) · hu magvarúgó (Ecballium elaterium) · he קִשּׁוּא הַחֲמוֹר (Ecballium elaterium) · no sprøyteagurk (Ecballium elaterium) · ca cogombre amarg (Ecballium elaterium) · grc ἐλατήριον (Ecballium elaterium) · hu lövőuborka (Ecballium elaterium) · kk атпақияр (Ecballium elaterium) · la cucumis anguīnus (Ecballium elaterium) · ca cogombret (Ecballium elaterium) · ar قِثَّاء الْحِمَار (Ecballium elaterium) · grc φέρομβρον (Ecballium elaterium) · ro plesnitoare (Ecballium elaterium) · fa خرخیار (Ecballium elaterium) · pl ośli ogórek (Ecballium elaterium) · bg пипо́нче (Ecballium elaterium) · grc βάλλις (Ecballium elaterium) · bg църка́ло (Ecballium elaterium) · grc σικύδιον (Ecballium elaterium) · bg луда кра́ставица (Ecballium elaterium) · bg пипони́че (Ecballium elaterium) · grc βουβάλιον n νότιον (Ecballium elaterium) · it cocomero asinino (Ecballium elaterium) · sv sprutgurka (Ecballium elaterium) · es cohombrillo amargo (Ecballium elaterium) · he יְרֹקֶת הַחֲמוֹר (Ecballium elaterium) · ro castravete-sălbatic (Ecballium elaterium) · sh штр̀ка̄љ (Ecballium elaterium) · sh dìvljī krȁstavac (Ecballium elaterium) · pl tryskacz (Ecballium elaterium) · la cucumis silvāticus (Ecballium elaterium) · bg пушка́лка (Ecballium elaterium) · el πικραγγουριά (Ecballium elaterium) · sh дѝвљӣ кра̏ставац (Ecballium elaterium) · gl cogombro do demo (Ecballium elaterium) · la elatērium (Ecballium elaterium) · no eselagurk (Ecballium elaterium) · tr eşek hıyarı (Ecballium elaterium) · la cucumis errāticus (Ecballium elaterium) · cy cucumer chwystrellol (Ecballium elaterium) · la sicida (Ecballium elaterium) · bg пипо́нест (Ecballium elaterium) · pl tryskawiec sprężysty (Ecballium elaterium) · bg кау́нче (Ecballium elaterium) · ar فَقُّوس الْحِمَار (Ecballium elaterium) · fi ruiskukurkku (Ecballium elaterium) · la notion (Ecballium elaterium) · la cucumis asinīnus (Ecballium elaterium) · grc γρυνόν (Ecballium elaterium) · grc σκορπίον (Ecballium elaterium) · sh štr̀kālj (Ecballium elaterium) · ca cogombre salvatge (Ecballium elaterium) · de Eselsgurke (Ecballium elaterium) · fr concombre d'âne (Ecballium elaterium) · no springagurk (Ecballium elaterium) · ru бе́шеный огуре́ц (Ecballium elaterium) · grc πευκέδανον (Ecballium elaterium) · pl tryskawiec (Ecballium elaterium) · de Spritzgurke (Ecballium elaterium) · bg пипо́нец (Ecballium elaterium) · sl štŕkavec (Ecballium elaterium) · de Eselskürbis (Ecballium elaterium) · hu magrúgó (Ecballium elaterium) · pl tryskawiec lekarski (Ecballium elaterium) · tr it hıyarı (Ecballium elaterium) · ca esquitxagossos (Ecballium elaterium)