Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)Snow stained with patches of red and green, naturally caused by Chlamydomonas nivalis.

  2. (uncountable)Chlamydomonas nivalis, a species of green algae containing the red pigment astaxanthin, secondary to green chlorophyll, sometimes encountered as reddish streaks in snow.

Synonyms

4 synonyms
snow stained with red and green:red snowpink snowblood snow
Chlamydomonas nivalis:snow algae

See also

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