Scotch bonnet

English

Etymology

(pepper, mushroom, 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).
3. A fairy ring mushroom (genus Marasmius).
4. The sea snail Semicassis granulata.

See also

• habanero
• jalapeño