Meaning of DURIAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'dûreeun
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- [n] huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
- [n] tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
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| | Synonyms: | | durian tree, Durio zibethinus, durion |
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| | See Also: | | durian, durian, durian tree, Durio, Durio zibethinus, durion, edible fruit, fruit tree, genus Durio | |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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