maculation

Noun

 * 1)  The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.
 * 2) * 1891,, “A Holy Terror” in , San Francisco: E. L. G. Steele, p.218,
 * He could make out a mottled pattern on the hollow cheeks—the maculations of decay.
 * 1)  A pattern of spots.
 * 2) * 1990, Mason E. Hale, A Synopsis of the Lichen Genus (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae), Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, p.195,
 * [This lichen] species is recognized by  more or less distinct maculation on the upper surface, and pale brown lower surface.
 * 1) * 1990, Mason E. Hale, A Synopsis of the Lichen Genus (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae), Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, p.195,
 * [This lichen] species is recognized by  more or less distinct maculation on the upper surface, and pale brown lower surface.