pinwheel meaning and definition

PINWHEEL noun

Definition of pinwheel (noun)

1. perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
   • synonyms: Aeonium haworthii
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
   • synonyms: pinwheel wind collector
4. a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
   • synonyms: catherine wheel