Definition of Ecballium elaterium

1. Noun. Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched.

Exact synonyms: Exploding Cucumber, Squirting Cucumber, Touch-me-not
Generic synonyms: Gourd, Gourd Vine
Group relationships: Ecballium, Genus Ecballium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ecballium Elaterium

Ebner's reticulum
Ebola
Ebola fever
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Ebola virus
Ebonic
Ebonics
Ebony
Ebro
Ebro River
Ebstein's sign
Eburones
Eburophyton
Eburophyton austinae
Ecballium elaterium (current term)
Ecbatana
Ecc.
Eccl.
Eccles
Eccles.
Eccles cake
Eccles cakes
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastical Latin
Ecclesiasticus
Eccleston
Ecclus.
Echelon
Echeneididae

Literary usage of Ecballium elaterium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. King's American Dispensatory by John King (1909)
""A neutral principle obtained from elaterium, a substance deposited by the juice of the fruit of Ecballium elaterium (Linne), A. Richard (Nat. ..."

2. Principles of Pharmacy by Henry Vinecome Arny (1917)
"hA neutral principle obtained from Elaterium, a substance deposited by the juice the fruit of Ecballium elaterium (Linné) A. Richard (Fam. ..."

3. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Francis Wall Oliver, Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Marian (Balfour) Busk (1895)
"Sling-fruits. i Ecballium elaterium: branch bearing How™ and fruits. - A fruit detached from its stalk and with Its seeds squirting ..."

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