maculoseadj.
/ˈmakjᵿləʊs/, U.S. /ˈmækjəˌloʊs/ Chiefly Science. Now rare.
Marked with maculae; spotted.
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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted
spotteda1325
flecked1377
dappledc1400
maculous?a1425
mailedc1425
variant1502
garled1506
sparked1552
menil1611
marbled1629
ticked1688
varied1715
maculose1727
the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > pitted or punctate
maculous?a1425
maculose1727
punctuated1754
punctate1760
punctured1769
punctuate1872
the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > marks > [adjective] > marked with points or dots
guttated1727
maculose1727
punctated1752
punctate1760
puncticulate1800
punctuated1821
guttate1826
punctiform1839
tripunctate1872
guttiform1874
triguttulate1887
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Maculose, full of Spots or Stains.
1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 124 A..maculose, dentated band.
1861 in H. Hagen Synopsis Neuroptera N. Amer. (Smithsonian Collect. IV.) 341 Maculose, spotted.
1920 A. Holmes Nomencl. Petrol. 147 Maculose, a term for a group of contact-metamorphosed rocks..to connote their spotted, knotted, and gnarled structures.
1951 F. J. Turner & J. Verhoogen Igneous & Metamorphic Petrol. xv. 373 Structure is typically granoblastic..or maculose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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