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    Some peo­ple regard the duri­an as hav­ing a pleas­ant­ly sweet fra­grance, where­as oth­ers find the aro­ma over­pow­er­ing with an unpleas­ant odour. The smell evokes reac­tions from deep appre­ci­a­tion to intense disgust.

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    Named in some regions as the ​“king of fruits,” the duri­an is dis­tinc­tive for its large size, strong odor, and thorn-cov­ered rind. The fruit can grow as large as 30 cen­time­tres (12 in) long and 15 cen­time­tres (6 in) in diameter.

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    First used around 1580, the name ​“duri­an” is derived from the Old Malay lan­guage word dûrî (mean­ing ​‘thorn’), a ref­er­ence to the numer­ous prick­ly thorns of the rind, togeth­er with the noun-build­ing suf­fix -an.

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    Duri­an trees have one or two flow­er­ing and fruit­ing peri­ods per year, although the tim­ing varies depend­ing on the species, cul­ti­vars, and local­i­ties. A typ­i­cal duri­an tree can bear fruit after four or five years.

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    Wal­lace described him­self as being at first reluc­tant to try it because of the aro­ma, ​“but in Bor­neo I found a ripe fruit on the ground, and, eat­ing it out of doors, I at once became a con­firmed Duri­an eater.”

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