lingual artery

English Thesaurus

1. an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue (noun.body)

hypernym	:	arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery,
definition	:	a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (noun.body)

part meronym	:	mouth,
definition	:	the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening (noun.body)