Sentence:  The American custom of erecting a <WSD>putz</WSD> seems to have originated with the Moravians but the custom long ago spread to non-Moravian households. Essentially, the <WSD>putz</WSD> is a landscape, built on the floor or on a table or portable platform. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A decoration or ornament in the Nativity tradition, usually placed under a Christmas tree.