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What is the quantifying determiner for the tropical fruit 'durian'/'jackfruit'?
For instance:
I ate one durian
It is unclear if the person is eating the entire durian by themselves or just one part of it.
I ate two seeds of durian
When someone said that, generally, we understand they don't mean eating the seeds literally. However, is there a better way to say it? What do you really use in English instead of 'seed'? (I couldn't find any instances of 'seed of durian')
You can use the term bulb (aril) to talk about the edible part of a fruit like the jackfruit rather than the word seed.
I ate two jackfruit bulbs.
You can also use "pod" which is how people might more commonly refer to the durian fruit sections.
For example in How to Open a Durian Fruit by Faith Durand:
See the “pod” coming out of the husk? That’s the edible part.
in Durian from www.specialtyproduce.com:
Inside the fruit are about five oval compartments or pods, each filled with soft, ...
