exotic
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ex·ot·ic
(ĭg-zŏt'ĭk) 
adj.
exoticness ex·ot'ic·ness n.
adj.
- From another part of the world; foreign: exotic tropical plants in a greenhouse. See synonyms at foreign.
- Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange: "If something can be explained simply, in a familiar way, then it is best to avoid more exotic explanations" (Chet Raymo). See synonyms at fantastic.
- Of or involving striptease: an exotic dancer.
- One that is exotic.
- A striptease performer.
[Latin exōticus, from Greek exōtikos, from exō, outside. See exo-.]
exotically ex·ot'i·cal·ly adv.exoticness ex·ot'ic·ness n.
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exotic
adjective
- Of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world: alien, foreign, strange. Archaic outlandish. See native/foreign.
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exotic
adj
Definition: not native; mysterious
Antonyms: familiar, normal, ordinary, usual
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A plant that is native to another part of the world but has been introduced here. Some exotics, such as Japanese honeysuckle and purple loosestrife, have escaped from gardens to become serious pests in parts of the country.
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categories related to 'exotic'
- Beautiful, attractive, or well-formed
- Plants and Plant Parts - exotic: plant that is not native to growing area
- Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual
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Exotic
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Exotic can mean:
- In mathematics:
- Exotic R4 - differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the Euclidean space R4
- Exotic sphere - differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the ordinary sphere
- In physics:
- Exotic atom atom with one or more electrons replaced by other negatively charged particles
- Exotic hadrons:
- Exotic baryons - bound states of 3 quarks and additional particles
- Exotic mesons - non-quark model mesons
- Exotic matter - a hypothetical concept of particle physics
- In other fields:
- Exotic pet - non common pet
- Exotic shorthair - a breed of cat
- Exotic dancer - a type of dancer or stripper
- Exotic derivatives - a type of financial derivatives
- Introduced species, also called exotic species, a species not native to an area
- Exotic pet - non common pet
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Exotic
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - eksotisk, usædvanlig, udenlandsk, striptease-
n. - eksotisk plante/person
Nederlands (Dutch)
exotisch, uitheems, striptease-, exotische plant, stripteasedanser
Français (French)
adj. - exotique
n. - (Bot) plante exotique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - exotisch, fremdländisch
n. - exotische Person od. Sache
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εξωτικός
n. - εξωτικό άτομο ή πράγμα
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - exótico, estrangeiro
n. - exotismo (m)
Русский (Russian)
экзотический, необычный, чужеземный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - exótico, extraño
n. - planta exótica
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - exotisk
n. - utländsk växt, utländskt ord, främling (i landet)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
异国的, 外来的, 外来物, 舶来品
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 異國的, 外來的
n. - 外來物, 舶來品
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 외래의, 이국풍의
n. - 외래품
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 異国風の, エキゾチックな, 外来の, 外国産の, 新種の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غريب (الاسم) شيء غريب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - זר, זר באופן מושך או מוזר ובלתי-רגיל, יוצא דופן, אקזוטי, הוכנס לשימוש לאחרונה (סוג של דלק או מתכת וכו')
n. - דבר או אדם זרים ושונים
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