durion

Noun

durian (countable and uncountable, plural durians)

1. Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
2. The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.
   • Whether the Betele hath such a contrariety to the Durion, that a few Leaves of that, put to a whole Shopful of Durions, will make them all rot suddenly; and whether those that have surfeited on Durions, and thereby over-heated themselves, do, by laying a Leaf or two of Betele upon their Breasts or...1692, Robert Boyle, General Heads for the Natural History of a Country Great or Small, London: John Taylor and S. Hedford, “Enquiries for Suratte, &c.,” p. 96
3. (uncountable) A deep, rich yellow colour, like that of durian flesh (also called durian yellow).

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