taste bud

noun

: an end organ mediating the sensation of taste and lying chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue

Examples of taste bud in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along with a cheese shop for every taste bud, two breweries, a distillery, and a farm-to-table eatery practically around each corner, Brattleboro is becoming a culinary hot spot. —Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024

And when that dignity is placed between two slices of marble rye, the taste buds thrive beautifully. —David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

taste bud

noun

: any of the sense organs by means of which taste is recognized and which are usually on the surface of the tongue

Medical Definition

taste bud

noun

: an end organ that mediates the sensation of taste, lies chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue and especially in the walls of the circumvallate papillae, and consists of a conical or flask-shaped mass made up partly of supporting cells and partly of neuroepithelial sensory cells terminating peripherally in short hairlike processes which project into the pore in the overlying epithelium and by which communication with the mouth cavity is effected