transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtü-bər, ˈtyü- ]
noun
Etymology: Latin, swelling, truffle; perhaps akin to Latin tumēre to swell — more at thumb
Date: 1668
1.
a. : a short fleshy usually underground stem bearing minute scale leaves each of which bears a bud in its axil and is potentially able to produce a new plant — compare bulb , corm
b. : a fleshy root or rhizome resembling a tuber
2. : tuberosity