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circumvallate
verb(cir-cum-val-late)
to surround by or as if by a rampart
circumvallate
adjective(cir-cum-val-late)
being any of approximately 12 large papillae near the back of the tongue each of which is surrounded with a marginal sulcus and supplied with taste buds responsive especially to bitter flavors

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