What is "durians"

Usage examples of "durians".

The Dyaks said that at its end there was a famous stand of durians, esteemed for their size, flavour and early ripening, and a heathen temple, just before the Thousand Steps.

When the durians were done Stephen took his roll from behind the saddle, slung it over his shoulder and said, 'You must go back at once, brother, or you will be benighted in the forest.

He swung agilely into the adjoining tree and gathered four of the large, prickly skinned durians, tossing them one by one to his companions.

Even the scattered durians told him how the tiger had finally been driven off.

More correctly, they were given a splendid selection of food to eat -- chicken, turtle eggs, warmed rice, durians, crushed prawns, yams, sweet boiled roots and dried fish: but hunger had long since died, they had lived too long with starvation to do anything but token justice to the spread before them.

Here men and women in coolie hats hunkered beside baskets of jackfruit, chilies, garlic, custard apples, durians, geckos, and dried fish.