单词 | durian |
释义 | duriann. The oval or globular fruit of Durio zibethinus, family Sterculiaceæ, a tree of the Indian Archipelago; it has a hard prickly rind and luscious cream-coloured pulp, of a strong civet odour, but agreeable taste; also the tree itself. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun] tamarind1539 zizypha1546 guava1555 tuna1555 turpentine1562 mango1582 mammee1587 durian1588 lychee1588 sapota1589 fritter1591 mangosteen1598 custard apple1648 longan1655 mammee sapota1657 mammee apple1683 breadfruit1697 coco-plum1699 rambutan1707 pawpaw1709 locust bean1731 sapodilla1750 cherimoya1758 wild lime1767 Otaheite apple1777 narra1779 langsat1783 rose apple1790 cinnamon apple1796 sapota plum1797 bhindi1809 salak1820 gingerbread plum1824 geebung1827 loquat1829 sapodilla plum1830 sage-apple1832 kangaroo-apple1834 karaka-fruit1834 quandong1836 mombin1837 terap1839 zapote1842 tamarind plum1846 prairie pea1848 Barbados-cherry1858 kei-apple1859 Natal plum1859 bullock's heart1866 guava-apple1866 Sierra Leone peach1866 Turkey fig1866 marula1877 scarlet banana1885 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 pear apple1898 ume1918 pepino1922 Chinese gooseberry1925 num-num1926 acerola1954 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of Asia durian1588 lychee1588 mangosteen1598 prickly melon1640 longan1655 rambutan1707 jambu1727 Otaheite apple1777 langsat1783 rambai1811 loquat1829 wampee1830 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 393 There is one, yt is called in the Malaca tongue Durion, and is so good that..it doth exceede in savour all others that euer they had seene, or tasted. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 184 The Duroyen..may be called an Epitome of all the best and rarest fruits. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xi. 319 The Trees that bear the Durians, are as big as Apple Trees,..the Fruit..as white as Milk, and as soft as Cream, and the taste very delicious. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xxxix. 81 The Durean is another excellent Fruit, but offensive to some Peoples Noses, for it smells very like human Excrements, but when once tasted the Smell vanishes. 1884 Q. Rev. Apr. 332 Loftiest in height as unrivalled in excellence of flavoured fruit, the royal durion. 1887 A. Forbes Insulinde 111 The durian, of which Mr. Wallace says that it is worth a voyage to the East to taste it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1588 |
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