| gustatory | (adj) of or relating to gustation, Syn. gustative, gustatorial |
| taste | (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 |
| 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 |
| tastebud | (n) an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue, Syn. gustatory organ, taste bud |
| taste cell | (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 |