| 单词 | durian |
| 释义 | durian (once / 42824 pages) n If you're traveling in Southeast Asia and you come upon an odd oval fruit that looks like a green porcupine, you have found a durian. Don't be put off by its bad smell; the inside is delicious. Although the durian has only been known by the Western world since the 16th Century, its history goes back to prehistoric times. The name comes from the Malay root word duri, meaning "thorn" or "prickle," an allusion to its spiny outer covering. Its genus, Durio, has around 30 species, and the color of the edible inside varies from creamy to red. Foodies have compared its taste to a fine custard flavored with almonds, and even the seeds are edible. WORD FAMILYdurian: durians USAGE EXAMPLESThere were lychee nuts and jackfruit, spiky durian and something pink called rambutan, which resembled sea anemones dredged from the deep. Washington Post(May 08, 2016) China is its key market for frozen durian and related products. Reuters(Feb 23, 2016) He took me to what had been a durian orchard a few hundred metres down the road. BBC(Jan 19, 2016) 1n tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind Syn|Hyper Durio zibethinus, durian tree, durion fruit tree tree bearing edible fruit 2n huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts Hyper edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
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