Noun: tastebud teyst-búd
- An oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
"Tastebuds allow us to perceive different flavours in food";
- taste bud, gustatory organ
Derived forms: tastebuds, taste buds
Type of: chemoreceptor
Part of: clapper [informal], epiglottis, lingua [technical], palate, pharynx, roof of the mouth, throat, tongue
Encyclopedia: Tastebud