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