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The name "durian" is derived from the Malay word duri (thorn), a reference to the numerous prickly thorns on the fruit's rind, combined with the noun-building suffix -an. [5] [6] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word was first used in English in 1588, in a translation of Juan González de Mendoza's Historie of the Great and Mightie Kingdome of China. [5]
Durio zibethinus is the most common tree species in the genus Durio that are known as durian and have edible fruit also known as durian.. As with most other durian species, the edible flesh emits a distinctive odour that is strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact.
Durians are an agricultural product affected by many plant pathogens and pests. Most of the information here concerns Durio zibethinus , the major commercial species, but a dozen species in the genus Durio are edible durians, and several of those are also grown commercially and these diseases can concern them as well.
But why is it so hard to tell if your own home smells bad? That’s because, after a while, you stop noticing it. There’s even a name for it: nose blindness, or olfactory adaptation.
Why do I smell bad even with good hygiene? Sweat and body odor are typically thought to go hand in hand, but experts say it's a little more complicated than that. Sweat alone doesn't have a smell ...
All you have to do is drive around Louisville this time of year. If you roll down the car windows and close your eyes, entire parts of town smell like fully ripe tube socks.
The edible flesh emits a distinctive odor that is strong and penetrating, even when the husk is intact. The smell, depending on the person, evokes rotting onions, turpentine, or even sewage, yet to others its odor is welcoming and appetizing. The persistence of its odor has led to its ban in some hotels and public transport in Southeast Asia.
Why do Bradford pear trees smell so bad? The rotting smell the tree exudes is to attract pollinators and the unpleasant smell lingers until the white flowers fall off.