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

Prioritize texture and flavor: Mix crisp, crunchy, and creamy low-calorie foods into your meals and snacks to keep things interesting and enjoyable for your taste buds. —Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 23 June 2025

The edible confetti contains turmeric extract, which gives it its fun glow and a sour then sweet strawberry-watermelon flavor that electrifies your taste buds. —Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025

Each bottle made our taste buds sing, but standouts from our testing included the Power Greens smoothie, rich in vibrant-tasting wheatgrass and spirulina, and the sweet-chocolatey Raspberry Cacao blend, which packs fresh beets, cashew butter, and rose water. —Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2025

Maintaining moisture in your mouth will optimize the function of taste buds. —Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 28 May 2025

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