crenshaw melon

[ kren-shaw ]

/ ˈkrɛn ʃɔ /

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noun

a variety of melon resembling the casaba, having pinkish flesh.

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[kran-shaw] /ˈkræn ʃɔ/ .

Also called crenshaw, cranshaw .

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