Crenshaw

English

Etymology

(melon): Named after American horticulturist Edwin Crenshaw.

Proper noun

Crenshaw (plural Crenshaws)

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Panola County and Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
  4. A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
  5. Ellipsis of Crenshaw County.

Derived terms

Noun

Crenshaw (plural Crenshaws)

  1. A kind of melon with a hard yellow-green rind.