The Collaborative International Dictionary
Punctum vegetationis
Punctum \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.
Wiktionary
punctum vegetationis
n. (context botany English) the terminal cell of a leaf bud or stem from which new growth originates