taste bud
nounDefinition of taste bud
: an end organ mediating the sensation of taste and lying chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue
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That means thinking outside the box and catering to a variety of taste buds. — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "5 Delicious Pasta Salads You Need At Your Next Cookout," 28 June 2019 But their mutual fascination with the art of beer is enough to warrant a monthly meeting of the minds—and taste buds. — Emma Simmons, al.com, "Local homebrew clubs bring community to beer lovers," 18 June 2019 Too much of this can be terrible, but used judiciously, that glaze can produce a sweet-smoky-salty combo that pleases nearly every cluster of taste buds. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "The Chaos and Consequences of the BCS, 20 Years After Its Inaugural Season," 9 July 2018 The resolution took effect February 1, 1979, and allowed a nation to discover fresher, fascinating alternatives to the handful of beers that had strangled generations of taste buds. — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, "How Goose Island sale to Anheuser-Busch changed craft beer; new book by Tribune beer writer Josh Noel," 9 May 2018 No, the researchers found mice genetically resistant to obesity chowed down yet didn't lose taste buds. — Lauren Neergaard, Fox News, "Study finds obesity robs the tongue of taste buds in mice," 21 Mar. 2018 Adventurous eaters may even be tempted to try their taste buds on more exotic offerings like giant water bugs, black soldier fly larvae or tarantulas. — Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, "Cricket chips? Ant caviar? O.C. Fair showcases the latest sustainable healthy food trend: Bugs," 31 July 2019 How each person defines a good wine is unique to them and their taste buds. — Total Wine & More, azcentral, "Everyone’s different but great wine has these things in common," 16 July 2019 For those food fanatics who like to get experimental, challenge your taste buds with some inventive french fry reimaginings, like french fry poutine. — Christina Kline, CNN, "On National French Fry Day, your questions about fries, answered," 13 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'taste bud.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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