Crenshaw

Sweet orange melon

Crenshaw is a variety of melon with a yellow-green rind and sweet, salmon-colored flesh.

The Crenshaw is a hybrid of casaba and Persian melons, prized for its rich flavor and aroma when ripe.

Crenshaw is also a major boulevard in Los Angeles, running through historically Black neighborhoods in South Central, lending its name to the surrounding community: the Crenshaw district.

surname

family name

Hereditary portion of identity

lineage · ancestry · heritage · clan · bloodline · dynasty · genealogy · kinship · descent · forebears

melon

cantaloupe

Orange-fleshed melon variety

hybrid · sweet · ripe · summer · harvest · seeds · rind · variety · cultivar

personal name

Melissa

Feminine name, apian origin

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place

Los Angeles

Southern California metropolis

intersection · community · urban · California · street · locale · area · corridor · geography

Opposites
melon variety

Crenshawhoneydew

Green-fleshed muskmelon variety

cantaloupe · watermelon · casaba · bitter melon

fruit sweetness/texture

Crenshawbitter melon

Warty gourd, sharp flavor

lemon · cucumber · grapefruit

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G