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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
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Baked good gift basket Or maybe the way to her heart is through her taste buds.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 May 2024
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The flavor will have your taste buds tingling, amplified by the optimal criss-cross shape.
—Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Nothing tempts the taste buds more when the weather starts to warm than the nostalgic scent of burgers grilling and the plumes of smoke from backyard grills filling the air.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
This phytonutrient attaches to the receptors on the taste buds that detect temperature, sending signals of spicy heat to the brain.
—Anthea Levi, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Taste bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taste%20bud. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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
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Nglish: Translation of taste bud for Spanish Speakers
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