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Punctum   Listen
noun
Punctum  n.  A point.
Punctum caecum. (Anat.) Same as Blind spot, under Blind.
Punctum proximum, near point. See under Point.
Punctum remotum, far point. See under Point.
Punctum vegetationis (Bot.), the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.






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"Punctum" Quotes from Famous Books



... an obituary notice by Mr. Rye ('Nature,' 1878) he is described as working persistently "upon a broad conception of the science to which he was devoted," while being at the same time "accurate, elaborate, and precise ad punctum, and naturally of a minutely critical habit." His first scientific paper was written when he was an undergraduate at Jesus College, Cambridge. While at the University, he was an Associate and afterwards a Member of the Ray Club: this is a small society which still meets once ...
— The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I • Francis Darwin



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