Durio

See also: durio

Translingual

Durio zibethinus fruit

Etymology

From Malay durian.

Proper noun

Durio m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – durian.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Helicteroideae - subfamily; Durioneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Durio zibethinus - type species; Durio dulcis, Durio kutejensis, Durio oxleyanus, Durio wyatt-smithii, Durio graveolens, Durio testudinarum - selected other species

References

• Durio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Durio on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Durio on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Durio at The Plant List

English

Etymology

Americanized spelling of French Durieu.

Proper noun

Durio (plural Durios)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Durio is the 37076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Durio is most common among White (59.97%) and Black/African American (35.88%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Durio”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 502.