Scotch bonnet

English

Etymology

Of the pepper, mushroom, and snail, from the resemblance to the Scottish tam o'shanter.

Noun

Scotch bonnet (plural Scotch bonnets)

  1. A tam o'shanter.
  2. A variety of hot chilli pepper (a cultivar of Capsicum chinense).
    Synonym: Scotch bonnet pepper
  3. A fairy ring mushroom (genus Marasmius).
  4. The sea snail Semicassis granulata.

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