(n) the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus, Syn. taste sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, Example:the candy left him with a bad taste; the melon had a delicious taste
(n) the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth, Syn. gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality, Example:his cold deprived him of his sense of taste
(n) an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve, Syn. gustatory cell
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)