Durian : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Durian	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Durian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
durian n tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind Synonym(s): durian, durion, durian tree, Durio zibethinus huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Durian \Du"rian\, [or] Durion \Du"rion\, 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.