pinwheel (n.)perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels;
Synonyms: Aeonium haworthii
pinwheel (n.)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'
pinwheel (n.)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
pinwheel (n.)a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire;
Synonyms: catherine wheel