[ ɪg'zɒtɪk , ɛg- ]
■ adjective
1》 originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.
2》 strikingly different or colourful.
■ noun an ~ plant or animal.
Derivatives
~ally adverb
~ism noun
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk exōtikos 'foreign', from exō 'outside'.