| NOUN | plant | pinwheel, Aeonium haworthii | perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels |
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| artifact | pinwheel | a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim | |
| artifact | pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector | 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 | |
| artifact | pinwheel, catherine wheel | a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire |
| Meaning | perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels. | |
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| Synonym | Aeonium haworthii | |
| Member of | Aeonium, genus Aeonium | A genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae |
| Broader | subshrub, suffrutex | low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base |
| Catalan | aeonium haworthii | |
| Meaning | A wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim. | |
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| Example | "he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on 'Go'" | |
| Broader | wheel | A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | pinwheel wind collector | |
| Broader | plaything, toy | An artifact designed to be played with |
| Meaning | A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire. | |
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| Synonym | catherine wheel | |
| Broader | firework, pyrotechnic | (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames |
| Spanish | fuegos artificiales giratorios, molinete, molinillo | |
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