/
ɪgˈzɒtɪk,
ɛg-/
adj.
- originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.
- strikingly different or colourful.
n.
an exotic plant or animal.
Derivative
- exotically adv.
- exoticism n.
Etymology
C16: via L. from Gk exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’.