Word
palate, n.
(palates)
the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
<noun.body>
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palate
roof of the mouth
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
palatal
semantic pointers
part holonym
mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
part meronym
tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ
soft palate, velum
hard palate
hypernym
surface