taste bud

English - Turkish

Definition of taste bud in English Turkish dictionary

tat alma cisimciği

(Anatomi) tat alma organı

Related Terms

taste buds

(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) tat alıcıları

English - English

Definition of taste bud in English English dictionary

receptor on the tongue that perceives flavor

Your taste buds are the little points on the surface of your tongue which enable you to recognize the flavour of a food or drink. Any of numerous spherical or ovoid clusters of receptor cells found mainly in the epithelium of the tongue and constituting the end organs of the sense of taste. one of the small parts of the surface of your tongue with which you can taste things

Related Terms

taste buds

small receptors on the tongue which perceive taste

tastebud

The small organs on the tongue used for tasting

tastebud

{i} receptor on the surface of the tongue that perceives flavor, gustatory organ

tastebud

an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue

Turkish pronunciation

teyst bʌd

Synonyms

gustatory cell, lingua, palate, taste bulb, taste goblet, taste hair, tongue

Pronunciation

/ˈtāst ˈbəd/ /ˈteɪst ˈbʌd/

Etymology

[ 'tAst ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, to touch, test, taste, from Middle French taster, from Vulgar Latin taxitare, frequentative of Latin taxare to touch, feel; more at TAX.