'Durian' definitions:
Definition of 'durian'
(from WordNet)
noun
Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind [syn: durian, durion, durian tree, Durio zibethinus]
noun
Huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
Definition of 'Durian'
From: 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]
Definition of 'durian'
From: GCIDE
- 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]