distinctive taste

collocation in English

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distinctive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/us
/dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/
Something that is distinctive is easy to recognize because it is different from ...
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taste
noun
uk
/teɪst/us
/teɪst/
the flavour of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize ...
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(Definition ofdistinctiveandtastefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I understand also that the coffee has adistinctivetaste, which may not please the majority of people unless they are used to it.
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The quality of the water used in the production of whisky is vital to itsdistinctivetaste.
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The fruit bodies have nodistinctivetasteor odor.
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The flesh is without adistinctivetasteor smell, and is thin, with pale lilac coloration.
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Rapeseed oil had adistinctivetasteand a greenish colour due to the presence of chlorophyll.
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Thedistinctivetastecan be copied using citric acid as a shortcut to keeping cultures to ferment the following batch.
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The boughs provide an easily collectible surface for the eggs to attach to as well as providing adistinctivetaste.
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The whitish flesh is up to 0.5 mm thick, and lacks anydistinctivetasteor odor.
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The flesh is up to 1 mm thick and white, and does not have anydistinctivetasteand odor.
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It does not have anydistinctivetasteor odor.
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The company currently supplies the market with several varieties of rum, each with adistinctivetaste.
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The white flesh is up to 0.5 mm thick, and does not have anydistinctivetasteor odor.
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The fruit body has nodistinctivetasteor odor.
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Its verydistinctivetasteis largely attributed to two parts of the brewing process.
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The fungus is inedible, and lacks anydistinctivetasteor odor.
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Chanterelles as a group are generally described as being rich in flavor, with adistinctivetasteand aroma difficult to characterize.
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Fruit bodies have nodistinctivetaste, but smell somewhat of flowers or like chlorine.
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Fruit bodies have nodistinctivetaste, but possess an odour the authors describe as strong earthy fungoid.
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The flesh of the fruit body lacks anydistinctivetasteor odor, and is grayish, translucent, gelatinous and rubbery.
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The mushroom has nodistinctivetasteor odor, and is considered inedible.
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