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punctum

CIDE DICTIONARY

punctumn. [L., a point.].
     A point.  [1913 Webster]
∥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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

punctum, n. (pl. puncta) Biol. a speck, dot, spot of colour, etc., or an elevation or depression on a surface.

Etymology
L, = POINT

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