taste bud

noun

: an end organ mediating the sensation of taste and lying chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue

Examples of taste bud in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But not only are his taste buds still there, but they’re refined enough to pick out the nuances of every lung dart. —Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026

Others report their taste buds feeling dulled. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Apr. 2026

To my taste buds, the turkey club was a mindless seek-and-destroy mission — just lacking the gratifying depth of the Italian. —Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Apr. 2026

Delight your taste buds with sopa Azteca or a longaniza at Paladar de Cura. —Regina Zumarraga, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for taste bud

• waterflood
• blood
• crud
• dud
• flood
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud
• lifeblood

Kids Definition

taste bud

noun

: any of the sense organs by means of which taste is recognized and which are usually on the surface of the tongue

Medical Definition

taste bud

noun

: an end organ that mediates the sensation of taste, lies chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue and especially in the walls of the circumvallate papillae, and consists of a conical or flask-shaped mass made up partly of supporting cells and partly of neuroepithelial sensory cells terminating peripherally in short hairlike processes which project into the pore in the overlying epithelium and by which communication with the mouth cavity is effected