watermelon snow

watermelon snow

Meaning

Noun

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

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