taste buds
Oval-shaped clusters of cells located on the tongue and lining of the mouth that contain special nerve endings that help give rise to the sense of taste.
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Words nearby taste buds
tasset, tassie, Tasso, taste, taste bud, taste buds, taste cell, tasteful, taste hair, tasteless, tastemaker
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