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pinwheel
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perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
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Other meanings
2. noun
a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
3. noun
a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind
4. noun
a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
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