Etymology

maculose

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Today it means: Having spots on the surface; spotted Full definition →

Classical Latin maculōsus
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  1. Classical Latin · borrowed frommaculōsus
  2. English todaymaculose

From Classical Latin maculōsus. By surface analysis, macul(a) + -ose.

Words from the same roots

Classical Latinmaculōsus all →

maculous

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