ECBALLIUM ELATERIUM

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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

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Ecballium elaterium" is a kind of...):

gourd; gourd vine (any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds)

Holonyms ("Ecballium elaterium" is a member of...):

Ecballium; genus Ecballium (exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber)

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