maculation

noun

1. the act of spotting.
2. a spotted condition.
3. a marking of spots, as on an animal.
4. a disfiguring spot or stain.

noun

1. a pattern of spots, as on certain animals and plants
2. archaic the act of maculating or the state of being maculated

n.mid-15c., from Latin maculationem (nominative maculatio), noun of action from past participle stem of maculare (see maculate).