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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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

The Belgian waffle is served with fried chicken, which had my taste buds salivating. —David Wysong, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 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