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Definition of kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
Plural:kiss-me-over-the-garden-gates
• noun
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A tall, fast-growing annual herbaceous plant (Persicaria orientalis, family Polygonaceae) native to eastern Asia, cultivated in cottage gardens for its broad heart-shaped leaves and long, nodding, cylindrical spikes of bright pink, rose, or crimson flowers that gracefully arch over fences and walls.
Example
"The tall stalks of kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate drooped gracefully over the white picket fence in late summer."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 2, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/kiss--me--over--the--garden--gate