The Squirting Cucumber ( "Ecballium elaterium") is a good example. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
Balsaminaceae) whose fruits explosively dehisce and squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium, Cucurbitaceae) that discharge their seeds in a mucilaginous stream of liquid. From Wordnik.com. [Seed dispersal] Reference
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