merithia

v.

1. germinate, propagate. Germinate. To cause seeds to sprout and develop into seedlings; to propagate plants in a nursery setting under controlled conditions of temperature and humidity.

Example: Mbegũ cĩa kũmerithia ibatiĩ kũhandwo na ũriku ũiganaine na harĩa ũrakinyĩte. (Saplings should be planted in their nursery container at the same depth they were growing.); Nĩguo mbeũ ciothe imere wega, turee cĩa kũhandĩra mbeũ ibatiĩ kũigwo nyũmba-inĩ cia kũmerithia iria irĩ na ũrugarĩ wa 20°C na ũgunyu ũtarĩ mũingĩ. (For optimum germination, the seedling trays should be placed in a germination chamber, at 20 °C with high relative humidity.); Ũrugarĩ ũrĩa mwega mũno wa kũmerithia mĩũngũrũa nĩ 20°C. (The ideal temperature for seedling cultivation is 20 °C)