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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Macula

· Mac·u·la · IPA /ˈmækjʊlə/
01 n. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule.
pl. Maculae ((#))
  1. 1.
    A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule. Also: macule
  2. 2.
    A rather large spot or blotch of color.(Zool.)