exotic

(ĭg-zŏt'ĭk)
adj.

1. From another part of the world; foreign: exotic tropical plants in a greenhouse. See synonyms at foreign.
2. 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.
3. Of or involving striptease: an exotic dancer.

n.

1. One that is exotic.
2. 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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adjective

Of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world: alien, foreign, strange. Archaic outlandish. See native/foreign.

adj

Definition: not native; mysterious
Antonyms: familiar, normal, ordinary, usual

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.

describing an introduced (i.e. foreign), nonendemic, nonacclimatized organism.

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Not native, not indigenous.

For a list of words related to exotic, see:

• 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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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

Italiano (Italian)
esotico

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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