squirting cucumber
noun
: a Mediterranean plant (Ecballium elaterium) of the gourd family with oblong fruit that bursts from the peduncle when ripe and forcibly ejects the seeds
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New findings presented at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Conference in Antwerp, Belgium, examine how squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) have evolved the ability to propel their seeds.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2025
Lift and twist The results of a CT scan show the interior organization of the seeds within the fruit of a squirting cucumber.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
High-speed video, which appears slowed down above, lets researchers analyze squirting cucumbers before, during and after an explosive blast of seeds.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
The squirting cucumber has already inspired at least one strategy for delivering drugs within the body.
—Carolyn Wilke, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The squirting cucumber shows how plants evolve ways to spread their seeds while being rooted.
—Carolyn Wilke, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2025
Lift and twist The results of a CT scan show the interior organization of the seeds within the fruit of a squirting cucumber.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
High-speed video, which appears slowed down above, lets researchers analyze squirting cucumbers before, during and after an explosive blast of seeds.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
The squirting cucumber has already inspired at least one strategy for delivering drugs within the body.
—Carolyn Wilke, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The squirting cucumber shows how plants evolve ways to spread their seeds while being rooted.
—Carolyn Wilke, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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