Durian vs. Jackfruit

Duriannoun

Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.

Duriannoun

The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.

Duriannoun

The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious flavor and a very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like chestnuts.

Duriannoun

tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind

Duriannoun

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

Duriannoun

a spiny oval tropical fruit containing a creamy pulp. Despite its fetid smell it is highly valued for its flavour.

Duriannoun

the large tree that bears the durian, native to Malaysia.

Durian

The durian () is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognised Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit, with over 300 named varieties in Thailand and 100 in Malaysia, as of 1987.

Jackfruitnoun

A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.

Jackfruitnoun

The large fruit from this tree.

Jackfruitnoun

East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds

Jackfruitnoun

immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted

Jackfruit

The jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), also known as jack tree, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (Moraceae). Its origin is in the region between the Western Ghats of southern India, all of Sri Lanka and the rainforests of Malaysia.The jack tree is well-suited to tropical lowlands, and is widely cultivated throughout tropical regions of the world.