pinwheel flower

noun

Any member of the species Tabernaemontana divaricata.

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Ceylon jasminecrape jasmineEast Indian rosebayNero's crowncrepe jasminecrepe gardeniaAdam's applecoffee rose
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Meanings

nounpinwheel flower (plural pinwheel flowers)

plural pinwheel flowers

  1. Any member of the species Tabernaemontana divaricata.

    Synonyms: Ceylon jasmine, crape jasmine, East Indian rosebay, Nero's crown

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Tabernaemontana divaricata.

Similar
Ceylon jasminecrape jasmineEast Indian rosebayNero's crown

More synonyms by meaning

nountropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand

Similar
crape jasminecrepe jasminecrepe gardeniaEast Indian rosebayAdam's appleNero's crowncoffee roseTabernaemontana divaricate
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
adam's appleceylon jasminecrape jasmineeast indian rosebaynero's crown

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“pinwheel flower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinwheel%20flower. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinwheel flower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinwheel%20flower.

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