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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: durian n 1: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind [syn: {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
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