μελασμός
From LSJ
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A blackening of flesh from mortification, Hp.Aph. 5.17 (pl.). 2 dyeing black, μελασμοὶ τριχῶν Dsc.1.112, Gal.12.446. II black spot, Plu.2.921f (pl.), Simp.in Ph.1294.20; on snakes, Plu.2.564d.
German (Pape)
[Seite 121] ὁ, das Schwärzen, im plur. schwarze Flecken, Plut. tac. orb. lun. 5.