Crenshaw

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of melon with a hard yellow-green rind.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A town in Panola County and Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
  4. 4
    A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
  5. 5
    Ellipsis of Crenshaw County. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

(melon): Named after American horticulturist Edwin Crenshaw.

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Crenshaw County

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