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facula

fac·u·la [ fákyə lə ] (plural fac·u·lae [ fákyə l ])


noun 
Definition:
 
bright region on Sun: a large, bright, extremely hot region on the Sun's surface, usually occurring near a sunspot

[Early 18th century. < Latin, "little torch"]

fac·u·lar adjective
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