taste bud
Definition of taste bud
: an end organ mediating the sensation of taste and lying chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue
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1879
First Known Use of taste bud
1879
TASTE BUD Defined for English Language Learners
taste bud
Definition of taste bud for English Language Learners
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: one of many small spots on your tongue that give you the ability to taste things
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taste bud
Medical Definition of taste bud
: 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
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