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Answer for the clue "Nerve ending on the tongue ", 9 letters:
taste bud

Word definitions for taste bud in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue [syn: tastebud , gustatory organ ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Taste buds contain the taste receptors . They are located around the small structures known as papillae found on the upper surface of the tongue , soft palate , upper esophagus , the cheek and epiglottis . These structures are involved in detecting the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of tastebud English)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Dead ahead, a taste bud comes into view.

Usage examples of taste bud.

I could feel every taste bud on her tongue as it glided over my swollen nubbin, glad that she took the direct approach and didn’.

He might have been driven to nausea had there not been fresh sensations flooding his system from each nerve ending and taste bud.

Imagine a slow slide down a long, slippery bannister of a tongue, each taste bud a tease and tingle in just the right place, and you can understand how Molly ended up a satisfied puddle snuggled in that spot between his neck and shoulder that women so love.

He said it was hellish when he had a drink and they all started fightin' for a taste bud.