n.
Pronunciation: ' du ̇ r- ē - ə n, - ē - ˌ än also ' dyu ̇ r-
Function: noun
Etymology: Malay
Date: 1588
1 : a large oval tasty but foul-smelling fruit with a prickly rind
2 : an East Indian tree ( Durio zibethinus ) of the silk-cotton family that bears durians