Sentence examples for gingiva from inspiring English sources

Gum, also called gingiva, plural gingivae, in anatomy, connective tissue covered with mucous membrane, attached to and surrounding the necks of the teeth and adjacent alveolar bone.

Gingivitis, inflammation of the gums (gingivae).

But since the truffle is neither as bold in taste nor as shamelessly sexual on the tongue as those luscious little orgasmic explosions of caviar or the sultry flesh of foie gras as it melts on your gingivae, its presence is more difficult to detect.