durian
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
durian /ˈdʊərɪən/
▶noun
- 1 a spiny oval tropical fruit containing a creamy pulp with a fetid smell but agreeable taste.
- 2 (also durian tree) the large Malaysian tree that bears durians. [Durio zibethinus.]
– origin C16: from Malay durian, from duri ‘thorn’.
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