noun
an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
• Syn: ↑taste bud, ↑gustatory organ
• Hypernyms: ↑chemoreceptor
• Part Holonyms:
• Part Meronyms: ↑neuroepithelium, ↑taste cell, ↑gustatory cell
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.