Category:Punctum

Punc"tum, n. Etym: [l., a point.]

Defn: a point. Punctum cæcum. Etym: [l., blind point.] (anat.) Same As blind spot, under blind. -- punctum proximum, near point. See under point. -- punctum remotum, far point. See under point. -- punctum vegetationis etym: [l., point of vegetation] (bot.), the Terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth Originates.