FACULAE
FACULA
facula, solar facula
(noun) a large bright spot on the sun’s photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots
facula
(noun) a bright spot on a planet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
faculae
plural of facula
Anagrams
• fæcula
Source: Wiktionary
Fac"u*læ, n. pl. Etym: [L., pl. of facula a little torch.] (Astron.)
Definition: Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which
are brighter than the other parts of the photosphere. They are
generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and are
supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere. Newcomb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition