Gustatory
[guhs-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈgʌs təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
adjective
1.
of or relating to taste or tasting.
adj.
1680s, from Latin gustatus “sense of taste; a taste,” noun use of past participle of gustare “to taste” (see gusto) + -ory.
gustatory gus·ta·to·ry (gŭs’tə-tôr’ē) or gus·ta·tive (-tə-tĭv)
adj.
Of or relating to the sense of taste.
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