Punc"tum (?), n. [L., a point.]
A point.
Punctum caecum. [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 [L., point of vegetation] Bot., the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.
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