durio

noun

du·​rio

ˈd(y)u̇rēˌō

1

capitalized : a small genus of tall Asiatic and Indian trees (family Bombacaceae) with tapering leaves and small greenish flowers

2

plural -s : any tree of the genus Durio

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Malay durian

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