Durian

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Durian \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.


     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Durio \Du"ri*o\, n. [NL., fr. Malay d?ri thorn.] (Bot.)
     A fruit tree ({Durio zibethinus}, the only species known) of
     the Indian Archipelago. It bears the {durian}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  durian
       n 1: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a
            hard spiny rind [syn: {durion}, {durian tree}, {Durio
            zibethinus}]
       2: huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell
          and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like
          nuts