Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Macula

Macula , noun

[Latin, spot, stain, blot. See Mail armor, and compare Mackle, Macule.]

1.
A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule.
2.
(Zoology) A rather large spot or blotch of color.