"firewheel" meaning in English

See firewheel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: firewheels [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English firewheel From fire + wheel. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|fire<id:noun>|wheel|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English firewheel [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*fōr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*fuir", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "fȳr", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "fyr", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fire", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*kʷekʷléh₂", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*kʷel-", "id" : "turn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kʷelh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kʷékʷlos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*hweulō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "hwēol", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "whel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "wheel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "firewheel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="firewheel"> From 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. Synonyms: Indian blanket, Indian blanketflower, Indian paintbrush, sundance
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  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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