tastebud
English Thesaurus
1. an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | chemoreceptor, |
| definition | : | a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | neuroepithelium, |
| definition | : | epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | gustatory cell, taste cell, |
| definition | : | an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | clapper, glossa, lingua, tongue, |
| definition | : | a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | epiglottis, |
| definition | : | a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | palate, roof of the mouth, |
| definition | : | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | pharynx, throat, |
| definition | : | the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone (noun.body) |
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