tastebud (n)
taste bud (n)
gustatory organ (n)

n05305136

type n
lex_filenum 08
def an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
Outgoing links
Hypernym chemoreceptor
Part holonym tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper; palate, roof of the mouth; epiglottis; throat, pharynx
Part meronym neuroepithelium; taste cell, gustatory cell
Incoming links
Part holonym neuroepithelium; taste cell, gustatory cell
Hyponym chemoreceptor
Part meronym tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper; epiglottis; palate, roof of the mouth; throat, pharynx

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