'Punctum' definitions:
Definition of 'punctum'
(from WordNet)
noun
(anatomy) a point or small area
Definition of 'Punctum'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]