perigemmal

cir·cum·gem·mal

(ser'kŭm-jem'ăl),

Surrounding a budlike or bulblike body; denoting a mode of nerve termination by fibrils surrounding an end bulb.

Synonym(s): perigemmal

[circum- + L. gemma, a bud]

perigemmal

(pĕr″ĭ-jĕm′ăl) [″ + L. gemma, bud]

Around any bud, esp. a taste bud.