English to Russian Art/Literary Poetry & Literature W Bruce Cameron novel, A

I heard Clarity give off a wail as Gloria stomped up the stairs. Clarity hardly ever cried—the last time I could remember was when she crawled into the garden and pulled a green vegetable off a plant that was so pungent it made my eyes water worse than Gloria’s toes. Though I could plainly tell it was something no one should ever eat, Clarity stuck the thing in her mouth and gummed it. She had a real look of surprise on her face when that happened, and she cried just like she was crying now—part shock, part hurt, part anger.

Клэрити - это маленькая девочка до двух лет.
здесь имеется в виду, что она засунула этот плод в рот и укусила его?

спасибо