Meanings
plural squirting cucumbers
- The plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)
Synonyms: exploding cucumber, noli me tangere, touch-me-not, wild cucumber
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)
More synonyms by meaning
nounMediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
So named because when the fruit is fully ripe it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἐλατήριον, βουβάλιον n νότιον
- ἐλατήριον (elatḗrion)Ecballium elaterium
- βουβάλιον n νότιον (boubálion)Ecballium elaterium
- φέρομβρον (phérombron)Ecballium elaterium
- βάλλις (bállis)Ecballium elaterium
- γρυνόν (grunón)Ecballium elaterium
- πευκέδανον (peukédanon)Ecballium elaterium
- σκορπίον (skorpíon)Ecballium elaterium
- σικύδιον (sikúdion)Ecballium elaterium
Arabic قِثَّاء الْحِمَار, فَقُّوس الْحِمَار
- قِثَّاء الْحِمَار (qiṯṯāʔ al-ḥimār)Ecballium elaterium
- فَقُّوس الْحِمَار (faqqūs al-ḥimār)Ecballium elaterium
Bulgarian луда кра́ставица, дива кра́ставица
- луда кра́ставица (luda krástavica)Ecballium elaterium
- дива кра́ставица (diva krástavica)Ecballium elaterium
- църка́ло (cărkálo)Ecballium elaterium
- пушка́лка (puškálka)Ecballium elaterium
- пипо́нец (pipónec)Ecballium elaterium
- пипо́нест (pipónest)Ecballium elaterium
- пипо́нче (pipónče)Ecballium elaterium
- пипони́че (piponíče)Ecballium elaterium
- кау́нче (kaúnče)Ecballium elaterium
Catalan cogombre amarg, cogombre salvatge
- cogombre amargEcballium elaterium
- cogombre salvatgeEcballium elaterium
- cogombretEcballium elaterium
- esquitxagossosEcballium elaterium
Finnish ruiskukurkku
- ruiskukurkkuEcballium elaterium
French concombre d'âne
- concombre d'âneEcballium elaterium
German Spritzgurke, Eselsgurke
- SpritzgurkeEcballium elaterium
- EselsgurkeEcballium elaterium
- EselskürbisEcballium elaterium
Greek πικραγγουριά
- πικραγγουριά (pikrangouriá)Ecballium elaterium
Hebrew יְרֹקֶת הַחֲמוֹר, קִשּׁוּא הַחֲמוֹר
- יְרֹקֶת הַחֲמוֹר (yərōqeṯ ha-ḥamṓr)Ecballium elaterium
- קִשּׁוּא הַחֲמוֹר (qiššūʾ ha-ḥamṓr)Ecballium elaterium
Hungarian magvarúgó, magrúgó
- magvarúgóEcballium elaterium
- magrúgóEcballium elaterium
- lövőuborkaEcballium elaterium
Italian cocomero asinino
- cocomero asininoEcballium elaterium
Latin cucumis silvāticus, cucumis agrestis
- cucumis silvāticusEcballium elaterium
- cucumis agrestisEcballium elaterium
- cucumis anguīnusEcballium elaterium
- cucumis errāticusEcballium elaterium
- cucumis asinīnusEcballium elaterium
- notionEcballium elaterium
- elatēriumEcballium elaterium
- sicidaEcballium elaterium
Norwegian springagurk, sprøyteagurk
- springagurkEcballium elaterium
- sprøyteagurkEcballium elaterium
- eselagurkEcballium elaterium
Persian خرخیار
- خرخیار (xar-xiyâr)Ecballium elaterium
Polish tryskawiec, tryskacz
- tryskawiecEcballium elaterium
- tryskaczEcballium elaterium
- sprężakEcballium elaterium
- tryskawiec lekarskiEcballium elaterium
- ośli ogórekEcballium elaterium
- tryskawiec sprężystyEcballium elaterium
Romanian plesnitoare, castravete-sălbatic
- plesnitoareEcballium elaterium
- castravete-sălbaticEcballium elaterium
Russian бе́шеный огуре́ц
- бе́шеный огуре́ц (béšenyj oguréc)Ecballium elaterium
Spanish cohombrillo amargo, pepinillo del diablo
- cohombrillo amargoEcballium elaterium
- pepinillo del diabloEcballium elaterium
Swedish sprutgurka
- sprutgurkaEcballium elaterium
Turkish it hıyarı, eşek hıyarı
- it hıyarıEcballium elaterium
- eşek hıyarıEcballium elaterium
Welsh cucumer chwystrellol
- cucumer chwystrellolEcballium elaterium
Cite this entry
squirting cucumber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirting%20cucumber
“squirting cucumber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirting%20cucumber. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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