durion
- a variation of durian.
Example Sentences
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The fruit of the durion proved not only pleasant eating, but exceedingly nutritious.
From The Castaways by Pearse, Lolbran
The durion grows to the size of a man's head, and is covered closely with hard, sharp spines.
From The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
Among them the durion is the most esteemed by the natives, and the mangosteen by Europeans.
From The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
In fact the color was due to the toasting and to a preserve, like turpentine, made from the fruit of the durion with honey made from sugarcane.
The durion is a forest tree of the loftiest order, bearing resemblance to the elm, only with a smooth bark, which is also scaly.
From The Castaways by Pearse, Lolbran
