mũũngũrũ
- seedling, plantlet. Seedling. A young plant raised from seed or tissue culture, ready for transplanting from a nursery to the field; commonly refers to coffee, cabbage, and other crop seedlings.
Example: Mĩũngũrũa ya kahũa ka Ruiru 11 yendagio ata? (How much is Ruiru 11 coffee seedlings in Kenya?); Wagĩrĩirwo gũthamia mĩũngũrũa ya kahũa atĩa kuuma nathari-inĩ ũgĩtwara mũgũnda-inĩ? (How do you transplant the coffee seedlings to the farm?); Mbere ya kũhanda mĩũngũrũa, enja marima na ũtũkanie tĩĩri mĩeri ĩrĩ mbere ya kũhanda. (Before planting the coffee seedlings you must dig holes in order to stir the soil and loosen it. Dig the holes two months before planting the coffee trees.)