Function: noun
Date: 1802
: a Mediterranean plant ( Ecballium elaterium ) of the gourd family with oblong fruit that bursts from the peduncle when ripe and forcibly ejects the seeds
Function: noun
Date: 1802
: a Mediterranean plant ( Ecballium elaterium ) of the gourd family with oblong fruit that bursts from the peduncle when ripe and forcibly ejects the seeds
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012