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

In the midst of a rich meal, something fresh and acidic keeps your taste buds awake. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Another California business coming to Fort Worth is sure to tickle TCU students’ taste buds. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

So Wheeler got to work on making the perfect Italian beef, using pal Iammarino for his local taste bud expertise. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

People are herby, people are lemony, people are mustardy, bursting at the taste buds with umami. — Raven Smith, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for taste bud

• waterflood
• blood
• crud
• dud
• flood
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud
• lifeblood

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