Durion

2 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  durion
       n : tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a
           hard spiny rind [syn: {durian}, {durian tree}, {Durio
           zibethinus}]