Definition
A genus of plants known as the 'squirting cucumber' that forcefully ejects its seeds when ripe.
Etymology
From Greek 'ekballein' meaning 'to throw out' (ek- 'out' + ballein 'to throw'). The name describes the plant's dramatic seed-dispersal mechanism discovered by ancient botanists.
Kelly Says
This plant is nature's catapult—when the fruit separates from its stem, internal pressure builds up until seeds literally shoot out up to 20 feet away! Medieval and Renaissance botanists were fascinated by it and gave it a name that literally means 'throwing out.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እክባሊየም
ek-ba-lee-yam
ARالعربية
إكباليوم
i-kbal-ee-oom
BNবাংলা
একবালিয়াম
ek-ba-lee-yam
CACatalà
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
CSČeština
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
DADansk
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
DEDeutsch
Ecballium
ek-BAL-ee-əm
ELΕλληνικά
εκβάλλιουμ
ek-va-lee-oom
ESEspañol
ecballium
ek-BAL-lee-om
FAفارسی
اکبالیم
ak-ba-lee-m
FISuomi
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
FRFrançais
ecballium
ek-bal-ee-om
GUGU
એકબાલિયમ
ek-ba-lee-yam
HAHA
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
HEעברית
אקבאליום
ek-ba-lee-oom
HIहिन्दी
एक्बैलियम
ek-bai-lee-yam
HUMagyar
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
ecballium
ek-ba-li-um
IGIG
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
ITItaliano
ecballium
ek-BAL-lee-o
JA日本語
エッバルリウム
Ebbbaru-riumu
KKKK
екбалиум
ek-ba-lee-um
KMKM
អេកបាលីយ៉ូម
aek-ba-lee-yum
MRMR
एक्बालियम
ek-ba-lee-yam
MSBahasa Melayu
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ဘယ်လီယမ်
a-ek-ba-lee-yam
NLNederlands
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
NONorsk
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
PAPA
ਇਕਬਾਲੀਅਮ
ek-ba-lee-yam
PLPolski
ecballium
ek-bal-lee-um
PTPortuguês
ecballium
ek-ba-LI-um
RORomână
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
RUРусский
экваллиум
ek-val-lee-um
SVSvenska
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
SWKiswahili
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
TAதமிழ்
எக்பாலியம்
ek-ba-lee-yam
TEతెలుగు
ఎక్బాలియం
ek-ba-lee-yam
THไทย
เอกบาลิอัม
ek-ba-li-am
TLTL
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
TRTürkçe
ecballium
ek-bal-lee-um
UKУкраїнська
екбаліум
ek-ba-lee-um
URاردو
اکبالیم
ak-ba-lee-m
VITiếng Việt
ecballium
ek-ba-li-um
YOYO
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um
ZH中文
埃克巴里姆
Ài kè bā lì mǔ
ZUZU
ecballium
ek-ba-lee-um