Exotic Definition
ĭg-zŏtĭk
exotics
adjective
From another part of the world; foreign.
Exotic tropical plants in a greenhouse.
American Heritage
Foreign; not native.
Webster's New World
Strange or different in a way that is striking or fascinating; strangely beautiful, enticing, etc.
Webster's New World
Of or involving striptease.
An exotic dancer.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
exotics
A foreign or imported thing.
Webster's New World
A striptease performer.
American Heritage
A plant that is not native.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Origin of Exotic
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From Middle French exotique, from Latin exoticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός (eksotikos, “foreign”), literally "from the outside", from ἐξω- (ekso, “outside”), from ἐξ (eks, “out of”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin exōticus from Greek exōtikos from exō outside exo–
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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