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.
Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Durian
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun
Other Dictionary Sources
- Huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
- Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
Wiktionary
From Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”). Compare iwi.
- Any of several trees, genus Durio, of southeast Asia.
- The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.
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