"kissing-bunch" meaning in All languages combined

See kissing-bunch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: kissing-bunches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kissing-bunch (plural kissing-bunches)
  1. A bundle of evergreen leaves or branches, typically with berries, hung up at Christmas-time, under which people may kiss.
    Sense id: en-kissing-bunch-en-noun-lNn0E6~s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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