transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfān-ˌbȯs ]
noun
Etymology: Afrikaans, from fyn fine, delicate + bos bush
Date: 1936
: a biome of southern coastal South Africa characterized by a diverse richness of endemic plant species (as of the heath, protea, composite, iris, and lily families), by soil that is acidic and nutrient-poor, and by a climate marked by cold wet winters and hot dry summers ; also : the type of vegetation characteristic of this biome