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Meaning of DURIAN

Pronunciation:  'dûreeun

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
  2. [n]  tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
 

DURIAN is a 6 letter word that starts with D.

 

 Synonyms: durian tree, Durio zibethinus, durion
 
 See Also: durian, durian, durian tree, Durio, Durio zibethinus, durion, edible fruit, fruit tree, genus Durio

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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