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mĩrwaru

adj.

  1. diseased, infected. Diseased, infected, sick. Describes plants, seeds, or plant material affected by disease or contamination. Critical term in plant pathology for identifying infected material that should be removed or avoided in planting.

Example: Njira imwe ya kũgĩrĩrĩrĩa mũrĩmũ ũyu ni hamwe na kuhada mĩmera ngũrani mũgũda o kĩmera, kuhuthĩra mĩmera atarĩ mĩrwaru, kũhũthĩra mbegũ hetũkie, kũrĩgĩta mbegũ hetũkie cĩtanaruta nguha na kwaga kũh... (One way to control the disease is to practice crop rotation, using non-host crops, using certified seeds, treating certified seeds before sprouting, and not planting in waterlogged soil.); Ũtambagio nĩ rũhuho kana thũmu ũthondeketwo na matigari ma mĩmera mĩrwaru. (• Spread by wind or use of compost made from infected crop residues.); Mũrimũ ũyũ umanaga na mbegũ cĩumĩte mũmera-inĩ mũrwaru kana mĩũngũrua mĩrwaru. (This disease is seed borne and is often introduced by contaminated seeds or infected transplants.)