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durian tree

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Noun1.durian treedurian tree - tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
durian, Durio zibethinus, durion
durian - huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
Durio, genus Durio - a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae
fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit


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For example, Peluso describes how the planting of durian trees has gradually expanded into swidden fallow fields over the past sixty years, transforming the landscape within a regime of collective, family rights to trees, although recent lucrative durian prices have led to some pressure towards individualization of rights.
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