Reference meaning

pinwheel

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perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

Related source terms

aeonium haworthii

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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