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bud (bud)

1. a structure on a plant, often round, that encloses an undeveloped flower or leaf.

2. any small part of the embryo or adult metazoon more or less resembling the bud of a plant and presumed to have potential for growth and differentiation.

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end bud  caudal eminence.

limb bud  a swelling on the trunk of an embryo that becomes a limb.

periosteal bud  vascular connective tissue from the periosteum growing through apertures in the periosteal bone collar into the cartilage matrix of the primary center of ossification.

tail bud 

1. in animals having a tail, the primordium that forms it.

2. caudal eminence.

taste bud  one of the end organs of the gustatory nerve containing the receptor surfaces for the sense of taste.

ureteric bud  an outgrowth of the mesonephric duct giving rise to all but the nephrons of the permanent kidney.

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taste bud

n.

One of a number of flask-shaped receptor cell nests located in the epithelium of the papillae of the tongue and in the soft palate, epiglottis, and pharynx that mediate the sense of taste.

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taste bud,

any one of many peripheral taste organs distributed over the tongue, epiglottis, and the roof of the mouth. The five basic taste sensations registered by chemical stimulation of the taste buds are sweet, sour, bitter, savory, and salty. All other tastes perceived are combinations of these five basic flavors plus the input from olfactory receptors. Each taste bud rests in a spheric pocket, which extends through the epithelium. Gustatory cells and supporting cells form each bud, which has a surface opening and an opening in the basement membrane. Also called gustatory organ.

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taste,

n the sense of perceiving different flavors in soluble substances that contact the tongue and trigger nerve impulses to special taste centers in the cortex and the thalamus of the brain. The four basic traditional tastes are sweet, salty, sour, and bitter.

taste bud,

n any one of many peripheral taste organs distributed over the tongue and the roof of the oral cavity. See also lingual papillae.

Taste bud.

taste enhancers,

n.pl food additives that have little or no flavor of their own but when added to food bring out the taste of certain foods. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the most common flavor or taste enhancer.