English Explanatory Dictionary

firewheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of southern US, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico.
  2. A wheel of or on fire.

Word forms

firewheel firewheels

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.

Synonyms

Indian blanket Indian blanketflower Indian paintbrush sundance

Derived words

firewheel tree
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