Meaning

noun perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

noun a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim

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

originEtymology tree Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English pinwheel From pin + wheel.

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