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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;


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