TASTE BUD'S.
\tˈe͡ɪst bˈʌdz], \tˈeɪst bˈʌdz], \t_ˈeɪ_s_t b_ˈʌ_d_z]\
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Ovoid or flask-shaped bodies situated around the circumvallate papillae of the tongue, with their apices projecting between the epithelial cells in the form of filaments. They have been thought to be organs of taste, but they occur where there is no sense of taste.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
