a SE Asian bombacaceous tree, Durio zibethinus, having very large oval fruits with a hard spiny rind containing seeds surrounded by edible evil-smelling aril
2.
the fruit of this tree, which has an offensive smell but a pleasant taste: supposedly an aphrodisiac
Word origin
C16: from Malay, from duri thorn
durian in American English
(ˈduriən) or ˈdurion (ˈduriən)
noun
1.
the oval, spiny, edible fruit of an East Indian tree (Durio zibethinus) of the bombax family