gustation
— Noun
– English
~ the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
gustative
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to gustation
gustatorial
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to gustation
gustatory
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to gustation
gustatory cell
— Noun
– English
~ an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve