mĩciarithanie

adj.

1. grafted. Grafted. Plants that have been propagated by joining tissue from one plant to another, particularly fruit trees where improved varieties are grafted onto rootstock. Grafted trees typically produce fruit earlier and are easier to manage than seedlings.

Example: Mĩembe mĩciarithanie nĩ mĩhũthũ gũtungata na ĩciaraga mũno. (Grafted mangoes are easier to manage and are more productive.); Mĩembe iciaraga thutha wa miaka ĩna ngĩnya mũgwanja, no ĩrĩa mĩciarithanie (ĩngĩtĩkĩrio) no ĩciare kuuma mwaka-inĩ wa kerĩ. (Mango seedlings start to bear fruit within 4-7 years, while grafted trees (if allowed) may bear a few fruits in their second year in the field); Hihi mĩũngũrwa ya mĩembe mĩciarithanie ĩhandagwo rĩ? (When are grafted seedlings ready for transplanting?)