Palate

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The roof of the mouth.

2. Relish; taste; liking; -- a sense originating in the mistaken notion that the palate is the organ of taste. Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests. Pope.

3. Fig.: Mental relish; intellectual taste. T. Baker.

4. A projection in the throat of such flowers as the snapdragon.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To perceive by the taste. [Obs.] Shak.