Punctum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Punctum \Punc"tum\, n. [L., a point.]
     A point.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Punctum c[ae]cum}. [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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  punctum
       n : (anatomy) a point or small area