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

Mixed together with a little mayo, celery, and spices, this quick crawfish salad will transport your taste buds right to the Big Easy. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026

Wisps of cheddar covered a salad of celery hearts and avocado, cut so that the forms were indistinguishable until the ingredients reached the taste buds. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026

The miracle fruit temporarily alters taste buds for about 30-40 minutes. —Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

The miracle fruit temporarily alters taste buds for about 30 to 40 minutes. —Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 2 Mar. 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