taste bud
noun
: an end organ mediating the sensation of taste and lying chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue
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Tongue lesions can also wear down taste buds and cause loss of taste.1
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Carley Millhone, Health, 6 July 2025
The bagels were utter perfection to my mind, taste buds and insidees, and a spell of satisfaction and euphoria took over.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Sauerkraut packs a punch, and not just for your taste buds.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
For many American’s taste buds, too hot is too much.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Carley Millhone, Health, 6 July 2025
The bagels were utter perfection to my mind, taste buds and insidees, and a spell of satisfaction and euphoria took over.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news
Listen to this Article
Sauerkraut packs a punch, and not just for your taste buds.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
For many American’s taste buds, too hot is too much.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for taste bud
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“Taste bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taste%20bud. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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