exploding cucumber vs Ecballium elaterium

exploding cucumber and Ecballium elaterium both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exploding cucumber	Yes	No	No	No
Ecballium elaterium	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, exploding cucumber and Ecballium elaterium are synonyms defined as:

exploding cucumber and Ecballium elaterium: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched

Other synonyms of exploding cucumber include squirting cucumber, touch-me-not.

exploding cucumber (noun)	Ecballium elaterium (noun)
Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched	Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched