twerũ

adj.

1. white, pale. White; pale. Describing a light or white color; used in agricultural contexts to describe disease symptoms (white powdery growth), fruit characteristics (white lenticels), or general coloration of plant parts.

Example: Mĩtĩ ĩrĩa ĩgũmĩirwo yonanagia tũroro twerũ mathangũ-inĩ, matunda-inĩ na mahua-inĩ namo mathangũ marĩa makũrũ mokoragwo na rangi wa purple na gĩtĩri. (Infected plant show patches of white powdery fungal growth on leaves, flowers and young fruits, old leaves and fruit display purple-brown cast.); Maembe ma Tommy Atkins makoragwo marĩ ma rangi wa orange kana ngoikoni na mĩkurura ya rangi mũtune na tũthundo tũingĩ twerũ. (The fruits are orange/yellow with a heavy red blush and numerous white lenticels.); Marĩkia gũkũra, magarũrũkaga rangi makakorwo na ngoikoni ĩrahenia na mĩkurura mĩtune mĩcamu ĩkũnĩkĩtwo nĩ tũthundo tũingĩ twa rangi wa ngoikoni kana twerũ. (When ripe, they are bright yellow with a heavy crimson blush, covered by numerous yellow/white lenticels.)