1. an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve; [syn: taste cell, gustatory cell]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
taste cell
n 1: an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory
fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or
the vagus nerve [syn: taste cell, gustatory cell]