mũthembe
- variety, cultivar. Variety. A distinct type or cultivar of a plant species, especially used in reference to different varieties of crops such as mangoes with specific characteristics.
Example: Mĩembe ya Kent ĩciaraga mũno, nĩguo mũthembe ũrĩa ũciaraga kĩmera gĩgĩthira. (The Kent is a high yielding, late season mango variety that comes into bearing in late season.); Sabre nĩ mũthembe ũciaraga mũno na ũkũraga tene kĩmera kĩambĩrĩria. (Sabre is a high yielding and early harvesting mango variety.); Sabre nĩ mũthembe wĩ gĩtina kĩega kĩa ndũire kĩrĩa kĩhũthĩkaga gũkuhĩhia mĩthemba ĩngĩ ya mĩembe. (The Sabre is an excellent rootstock variety that is used to create dwarfism in other varieties.)