English Explanatory Dictionary

watermelon snow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Snow stained with patches of red and green, naturally caused by Chlamydomonas nivalis.
  2. Chlamydomonas nivalis, a species of green algae containing the red pigment astaxanthin, secondary to green chlorophyll, sometimes encountered as reddish streaks in snow.

Word forms

watermelon snow

Synonyms

pink snow red snow blood snow snow algae
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