1.
[syn: durian, 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;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
durian
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a
hard spiny rind [syn: durian, 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