maculation
noun
- Archaic a spotting or being spotted
- a spot; blemish
- the pattern of spots on an animal or plant
See maculation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(măkˌyə-lāˈshən)
noun- The act of spotting or staining or the condition of being spotted or stained.
- The spotted markings of a plant or an animal, such as the spots of the leopard.