"firewheel" meaning in English

See firewheel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: firewheels [plural]
Etymology: From fire + wheel. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|wheel}} fire + wheel Head templates: {{en-noun}} firewheel (plural firewheels)
  1. Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of southern US, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico. Categories (lifeform): Composites Synonyms (Gaillardia pulchella): Indian blanket, Indian blanketflower, Indian paintbrush, sundance
    Sense id: en-firewheel-en-noun-rWbi4VRV Disambiguation of Composites: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'Gaillardia pulchella': 100 0
  2. A wheel of or on fire.
    Sense id: en-firewheel-en-noun-02s6t6QM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: firewheel tree

Inflected forms

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