Term taste bud

One of a number of 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.

Local Unique Identifier
0000130
Relation BFO:0000050 part of
hog:0000419
Xref Teleost Anatomy Ontology
tao:0001074