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    DURIO ZIBETHINUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rindplay

    Synonyms:

    durian; durian tree; Durio zibethinus; durion

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Durio zibethinus" is a kind of...):

    fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

    Meronyms (parts of "Durio zibethinus"):

    durian (huge fruit native to southeastern Asia 'smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts)

    Holonyms ("Durio zibethinus" is a member of...):

    Durio; genus Durio (a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae)

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