taste bud
noun
one of numerous small, flask-shaped bodies, chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue, which are the end organs for the sense of taste.
Origin of taste bud
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby taste bud
tassel flower,
tasset,
tassie,
tasso,
taste,
taste bud,
taste buds,
taste cell,
taste hair,
tasteful,
tasteless
British Dictionary definitions for taste buds
taste bud
noun
any of the elevated oval-shaped sensory end organs on the surface of the tongue, by means of which the sensation of taste is experienced
Medical definitions for taste buds
taste bud
n.
One of a number of flask-shaped receptor cell nests located in the epithelium of the papillae of the tongue and in the soft palate, epiglottis, and pharynx that mediate the sense of taste.
Scientific definitions for taste buds
taste bud
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Any of numerous sense organs in most vertebrate animals that are specialized to detect taste. Taste buds are sensitive to four types of taste: sweet, sour, salty, or bitter. In land vertebrates, the taste buds are found on the surface of the tongue. Fish have taste buds all over their bodies.