durian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
    durian tree; durion; Durio zibethinus.
  2. noun huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts

WordNet

Du"ri*an, Du"ri*on noun (Also<
  • Durian
  • Durion
)
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913