squirting cucumber |
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| navigate by keyword : called common cucumber cucurbitaceae derives dispersal ecballium elaterium exploding family flowering fruit genus liquid means movement mucilaginous name plant plants rapid ripe seed seeds single species squirting stream unusual |
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| Ecballium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae containing a single species, Ecballium elaterium, also called the squirting cucumber or exploding cucumber. Its unusual common name derives from the ripe fruit squirting a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds as a means of seed dispersal, an example of rapid plant movement. |
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