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taste bud

noun

one of numerous small, flask-shaped bodies, chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue, which are the end organs for the sense of taste.

taste bud

any of the elevated oval-shaped sensory end organs on the surface of the tongue, by means of which the sensation of taste is experienced

taste bud

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Any of numerous sense organs in most vertebrate animals that are specialized to detect taste. Taste buds are sensitive to four types of taste: sweet, sour, salty, or bitter. In land vertebrates, the taste buds are found on the surface of the tongue. Fish have taste buds all over their bodies.

First recorded in 1885–90

On the tongue, bundles of taste receptor cells form taste buds.

This will allow you to enhance your taste buds and experience food and drink in a totally different way.

When it comes to taste, you’ll need a palate cleanser—neutral-flavored foods that help you reset your taste buds for a new dish.

These bubbles alter the surface of the drink, potentially putting more contact between the taste buds and the mix of flavors.

Which is why confectionery trade mags are calling flavor innovations that eschew sugar on the way to your taste buds one of the top trends of 2021.

From Ozy

Amongst anthropological jargon, there is little mention of the taste bud and its evolution.

Each taste bud consists of a collection of spindle-shaped neurones, each cell tipped at its outer end with a hairlike projection.

And every taste bud on the dead flesh was tipped with that white stuff that gets in your mouth when your bowels are upset.

Anchoring herself by magnetic processes, she began to weave the atmosphere delicately with her taste-bud tendrils.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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