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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Macula \Mac"u*la\, n.; pl {Macul[ae]}. [L., spot, stain, blot.
See {Mail} armor, and cf {Mackle}, {Macule}.]
1. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of
some other luminous orb.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A rather large spot or blotch of color.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
macula
n 1: a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the surface
of the sun; associated with a strong magnetic field
[syn: {sunspot}]
2: a yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones
[syn: {macula lutea}, {macular area}, {yellow spot}]
3: a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated;
caused by various diseases [syn: {macule}]
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