exploding cucumber vs squirting cucumber

exploding cucumber and squirting cucumber both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exploding cucumber	Yes	No	No	No
squirting cucumber	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, exploding cucumber and squirting cucumber are synonyms defined as:

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

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

exploding cucumber (noun)	squirting cucumber (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