Exotic, a.
Etymology: [L. exoticus, Gr. 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.
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Exotic, 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.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists exotic only as an antonym, under primeval.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
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