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[syn: durian, durion, durian tree, Durio zibethinus]
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
durion
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a
hard spiny rind [syn: durian, durion, durian tree,
Durio zibethinus]