Punctum
Pronunciation : Punc"tum
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., a point.]
Definition : Defn: A point. Punctum c?cum. 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913