taste pore

noun

Any of the small openings in the tongue epithelium that allow dissolved food to come into contact with the taste receptors.

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Meanings

nountaste pore (plural taste pores)

plural taste pores

  1. Any of the small openings in the tongue epithelium that allow dissolved food to come into contact with the taste receptors.
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APA

taste pore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taste%20pore

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taste pore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taste%20pore.

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