PUNCTUM

‖Punc″tum (?), n. [] A point. ‖Punctum cæcum. [] (Anat.) Same as Blind spot, under Blind. — ‖Punctum proximum, near point. See under Point. — ‖Punctum remotum, far point. See under Point. — ‖Punctum vegetationis [] (Bot.), the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.