Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Durian \Du"ri*an\, or Durion \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.

Source : WordNet®

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