Ex*ot"ic (?), a. [L. exoticus,
Gr. ? fr. 'e`xw outside: cf. F. exotique. See
Exoteric.] Introduced from a foreign country; not native;
extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic
term or word.
Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the
ambassador.
Evelyn.Ex*ot"ic (?), n. Anything of
foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a
custom.
Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the
gardeners call exotics.
Addison.