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gustatory

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gus⋅ta⋅to⋅ry

  [guhs-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
–adjective
of or pertaining to taste or tasting.
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Origin:
1675–85; < L gustā(re) to taste + -tory 1

Related forms:
gus⋅ta⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
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gus·ta·to·ry   (gŭs'tə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  Of or relating to the sense of taste.
gus'ta·to'ri·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

gustatory 
1684, from L. gustatus, pp. of gustare "to taste."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gus·ta·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'g&s-t&-"tOr-E, -"tor-
Function: adjective
: relating to, affecting, associated with, orbeing the sense of taste <gustatory nerves> <gustatory stimulation> —gus·ta·to·ri·ly /"g&s-t&-'tOr-&-lE,-'tor-/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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gustatory gus·ta·to·ry (gŭs'tə-tôr'ē) or gus·ta·tive (-tə-tĭv)
adj.
Of or relating to the sense of taste.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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