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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 du·ri·an /ˈdʊriən, iˌɑn ||ˈdjʊr-/
 榴潑果;榴潑果樹

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Du·ri·an or Du·ri·on, n. 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 durian
      n 1: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a
           hard spiny rind [syn: durion, durian tree, Durio
            zibethinus]
      2: huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell
         and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like
         nuts