punctiform

[ puhngk-tuh-fawrm ]

/ ˈpʌŋk təˌfɔrm /

shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.

Origin of punctiform

1815–25; < Latin pūnct(um) point + -i- + -form

The central region contains in its interior the commissural portion, forming a punctiform, rounded mass in each ganglion.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 |Francis Maitland Balfour
Pores very small and numerous, punctiform, disposed into very numerous parallel transverse rows.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index |Ernst Haeckel
Punctiform: Dimensions too slight for defining form by naked eye; minute, raised, hemispherical.

The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry Eyre

punctiform

[ pŭngk′tə-fôrm′ ]

Very small but not microscopic.