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Webster 1913 Edition
Punctum
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Punc′tum
,Noun.
[L., a point.]
A point.
‖Punctum cæcum
. [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.