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Definition of Durian
1. Noun. Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind.
Group relationships: Durio, Genus Durio
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
2. Noun. Huge fruit native to southeastern Asia 'smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts.
Definition of Durian
1. n. 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.
Definition of Durian
1. Noun. Any of several trees, genus ''Durio'', of southeast Asia. ¹
2. Noun. The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its unpleasant odor. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Durian
1. an East Indian tree [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Durian
Literary usage of Durian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat, Charles Otto Blagden (1906)
"[The durian being a great source of food supplies for the aborigines,this word
... Во. Ра. Fruit of the durian aji or haji : ke- bó'k ..."
2. Islands of the Southern Seas: Hawaii, Samoa, New Zealand, Tasmania by Michael Myers Shoemaker (1898)
"When cholera comes here, as it often does, it arises from the long droughts, low
rivers, and green fruits. durian TREE LADEN WITH FRUIT. ..."
3. The China Sea Directory by John William Reed, John William King, Great Britain Hydrographic Dept (1867)
"Near the centre of the patch the high peak of Great durian is just open eastward
of Rocky islet, and False durian peak bears NW ^ W. Vessels from the ..."
4. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"Here the reader will find accounts of the durian, ... the durian occupies the
same position to-day which it held when first observed by Europeans in the ..."
5. Our Tropical Possessions in Malayan India: Being a Descriptive Account of by John Cameron (1865)
"... the durian — No fixed Seasons — Products— Gutta Percha: Minuter of
Collection—Gambier: Method of Preparation —Pepper: Preparation of ..."
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