Definitions for: Durian


[n] huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
[n] tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind



Webster (1913) Definition: Du"ri*an, or Durion Du"ri*on, n. (Bot.)
The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or
ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a
soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious flavor and a
very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like
chestnuts.

Synonyms: durian tree, Durio zibethinus, durion

See Also: durian, durian, durian tree, Durio, Durio zibethinus, durion, edible fruit, fruit tree, genus Durio

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