gustatory bud
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gustatory bud — or gustatory corpuscle, any of the small, flask shaped bodies in the epithelium of the tongue, believed to be organs of taste … Useful english dictionary
gustatory corpuscle — gustatory bud or gustatory corpuscle, any of the small, flask shaped bodies in the epithelium of the tongue, believed to be organs of taste … Useful english dictionary
bud — I. /bʌd / (say bud) noun 1. Botany a. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud ), the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud ), or both (mixed bud). b. an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or… …
bud — 1. An outgrowth that resembles the b. of a plant, usually pluripotential, and capable of differentiating and growing into a definitive structure. 2. To give rise to such an outgrowth. SEE ALSO: gemmation. 3. A small outgrowth from a parent cell;… … Medical dictionary
Gustatory system — The gustatory system is the sensory system for the sense of taste. Importance Humans require a way to distinguish between safe and dangerous foods. Bitter and sour foods we find unpleasant, while salty, sweet, and meaty tasting foods generally… … Wikipedia
gustatory cell — noun an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve • Syn: ↑taste cell • Hypernyms: ↑epithelial cell • Part Holonyms: ↑tastebud, ↑taste bud, ↑gustatory organ … Useful english dictionary
gustatory organ — noun an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue • Syn: ↑tastebud, ↑taste bud • Hypernyms: ↑chemoreceptor • Part Holonyms: ↑tongue, ↑lingua, ↑glossa … Useful english dictionary
gustatory receptor — a receptor for taste, located in the taste cell of a taste bud … Medical dictionary
Taste bud — Infobox Anatomy Name = Taste bud Latin = caliculus gustatorius GraySubject = 222 GrayPage = 991 Caption = Semidiagrammatic view of a portion of the mucous membrane of the tongue. Two fungiform papillæ are shown. On some of the filiform papillæ… … Wikipedia
taste bud — noun an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue • Syn: ↑tastebud, ↑gustatory organ • Hypernyms: ↑chemoreceptor • Part Holonyms: ↑tongue, ↑lingua, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
