pinwheel

Meaning

noun

1. perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
2. a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
   “he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'”
3. 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. a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire

Synonyms for pinwheel

• Aeonium haworthii
• pinwheel wind collector
• catherine wheel