DURIAN


Meaning of DURIAN in English

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

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