miracle fruit
noun
: a tropical African shrub (Synsepalum dulcificum) of the sapodilla family whose small red fruit contains a glycoprotein that when applied to the tongue causes sour substances to taste sweet
also
: its fruit
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While party-goers thrilled at the miracle fruit’s tongue-teasing trick, scientists were equally intrigued.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2011
Cortical representation of taste-modifying action of miracle fruit in humans.
—Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2014
Straight edge: The miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum), native to West Africa, contains a glycoprotein called miraculin that binds to taste receptors on the tongue and makes sour foods taste sweet.
—Kirsten Weir, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2011
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2011
Cortical representation of taste-modifying action of miracle fruit in humans.
—Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2014
Straight edge: The miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum), native to West Africa, contains a glycoprotein called miraculin that binds to taste receptors on the tongue and makes sour foods taste sweet.
—Kirsten Weir, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2011
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