\Punc"tum\, n. [L., a point.]
A point.
{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.