diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index ddc84fe..d08609d 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -1024,7 +1024,8 @@ function taxonomy_vocabulary_machine_name_load($name) {
  *   A term's ID
  *
  * @return Drupal\taxonomy\Term|false
- *   A taxonomy term entity. Results are statically cached.
+ *   A taxonomy term entity. Results are statically cached.FALSE if the term
+ *   was not found.
  */
 function taxonomy_term_load($tid) {
   if (!is_numeric($tid)) {