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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a bright spot on a planet;

2. a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

facula
    n 1: a bright spot on a planet
    2: a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most
       frequently in the vicinity of sunspots