n. A quality perceptible to the sense of taste; flavor. [Middle English, from Latin, from sapere, to taste; see sep- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] sa′po·rific (sā′pə-rĭfĭk, săp′ə-), sapo·rous (sāpər-əs, săpər-) adj. |
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