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Webster 1913 Edition

Durion

{

Du′ri-an

, or

Du′ri-on

}
,
Noun.
(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.

Definition 2024

durion

durion

English

Noun

durion ‎(plural durions)

  1. Alternative form of durian
    • 1883, Mary Mapes Dodge, St. Nicholas (volume 10, part 1)
      Poor monkeys! how I pity them. The only durions they can eat are the overripe ones, which fall from the trees and burst open.

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