palate

n. roof of mouth; sense of taste; aesthetic taste

The palate ( or ) is the roof of the mouth in humans and vertebrate animals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. The palate is divided into two parts, the anterior bony hard palate, and the posterior fleshy soft palate or velum. The maxillary nerve branch of the trigeminal nerve (V) supplies sensory innervation to the palate.
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Noun
1. the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
(synonym) roof of the mouth
(hypernym) surface
(part-holonym) mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
(part-meronym) tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ

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