Măc'ū-lā, n.

noun

n.; pl. MĂC'Ū-LÆ. [Lat., spot, stain, blot; It. macula, macola, Sp., Pg., & Pr. macula, Fr. macule. Cf. MACKLE and MACLE.] A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun, or other luminous orb.