scotch bonnet

English

Etymology

From the resemblance to the Scottish tam o'shanter.

Noun

scotch bonnet (plural scotch bonnets)

  1. A variety of hot chilli pepper (a cultivar of Capsicum chinense).
  2. A fairy ring mushroom (genus Marasmius).
  3. The sea snail Semicassis granulata.

See also

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