exotic

Definitions


[ɛɡˈzɒtɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country
(e.g: exotic birds)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’


[ɛɡˈzɒtɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an exotic plant or animal
(e.g: he planted exotics in the sheltered garden)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries