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facula

[′fak·yə·lə]
(astronomy)
Any of the large patches of bright material forming a veined network in the vicinity of sunspots; faculae appear to be more permanent than sunspots and are probably due to elevated clouds of luminous gas.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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