Ecballium

Translingual

Ecballium elaterium

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō, “to throw out”) + Latin -ium.

Proper noun

Ecballium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – squirting cucumber.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Bryonieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ecballium elaterium - sole species

References

• Ecballium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ecballium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ecballium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ecballium at Tropicos
• Ecballium at National Center for Biotechnology Information