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
Word History
First Known Use
1802, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of squirting cucumber was
in 1802
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“Squirting cucumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirting%20cucumber. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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