Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
BUNCH
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English bunche
Date: 14th century
protuberance , swelling ,
2. a number of things of the same kind , group 2a , a considerable amount ; lot , bunchily adverb bunchy adjective
II. verb
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb swell , protrude , to form a group or cluster, transitive verb to form into a bunch