(n) a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground, Syn. Sarcodes sanguinea
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
. A bannerlike stream of snow blown into the air from a mountain peak, often having a pinkish color and extending horizontally for several miles across the sky. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
[rasseru] (n) (1) (abbr) (See ラッセル車) (Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; (2) carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering); (P)#9017