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WordNet (3.0)
ecballium(n) exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber, Syn. genus Ecballium
squirting cucumber(n) Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched, Syn. exploding cucumber, touch-me-not, Ecballium elaterium

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Ecballium

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Ecbole. ] (Bot.) A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting cucumber. Its fruit, when ripe, bursts and violently ejects its seeds, together with a mucilaginous juice, from which elaterium, a powerful cathartic medicine, is prepared. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0)
ecballium(n) exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber, Syn. genus Ecballium
squirting cucumber(n) Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched, Syn. exploding cucumber, touch-me-not, Ecballium elaterium

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Ecballium

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Ecbole. ] (Bot.) A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting cucumber. Its fruit, when ripe, bursts and violently ejects its seeds, together with a mucilaginous juice, from which elaterium, a powerful cathartic medicine, is prepared. [ 1913 Webster ]

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