gustatory

[ guhs-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈgʌs təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

of or relating to taste or tasting.

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Origin of gustatory

1675–85; <Latin gustā(re) to taste + -tory¹

gus·ta·to·ri·ly, adverbun·gus·ta·to·ry, adjective

Sure, the gustatory system plays a role, but only a small one—some researchers think it may even comprise less than half of the whole tasting experience.
Host an unforgettable meal with science and a personal touch|Sofia Quaglia|November 22, 2021|Popular-Science
High levels of ambient noise and loud music also affect gustatory and olfactory sensitivity.
Your Brain Is Like Beethoven - Issue 107: The Edge|Jonathan Berger|October 27, 2021|Nautilus
They were aiming for the gustatory cortex — the part of the brain that processes taste.
A taste map in the brain is a scattering of tiny flavor islands|Bethany Brookshire|January 5, 2021|Science News For Students
The gustatory cortex is located just above and a little in front of your ears.
A taste map in the brain is a scattering of tiny flavor islands|Bethany Brookshire|January 5, 2021|Science News For Students

His art collection includes a live tortoise covered in gems and a "flavor organ" on which he can play gustatory fugues.
Where Beauty Meets Decay|Blake Gopnik|May 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Traveling through Europe, blogger Molly Hannon pauses to reflect on the city of Dijon's legendary gustatory heritage.
Dijon: More Than Just Mustard|Molly Hannon|November 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
For the sense of sight cannot perceive taste, nor can color be apprehended by the gustatory sense.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
Other senses tend to associate themselves with the chromatic sense, for example, the stereognostic and gustatory senses.
Montessori Elementary Materials|Maria Montessori
The only motive for the act, on the part of the original “friends” is friendship, and the gustatory joy of the wedding feast.
Village Life in China|Arthur H. Smith
It is in these sensitive papill that the ramifications of the gustatory or tasting nerves terminate.
Popular Education|Ira Mayhew
Thus, a patient's horror of poison may have its first origin in some subjective gustatory sensation.
Illusions|James Sully

gustatory

[ gŭs′tə-tôr′ē ]

adj.

Of or relating to the sense of taste.