maculation

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Pantherine: in color, almost like cervinus; q.v.: in maculation, like those of a panther.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Another for infants.—For infantile diarrhea the root of geranium maculation or cranesbill, boiled in milk in the proportion of one or two roots to the pint, will be found of great service and is tasteless.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Quiet: subdued: not conspicuous or contrasting in color or maculation.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Ustulatus: scorched: applied to a maculation that has the appearance of having been burned in.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Lumper: one who, in describing species or genera recognizes only prominent or obvious characters to the exclusion of minor color or variable characters of maculation or structure: see splitter.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.