adj.
Pronunciation: ig- ' zä-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin exoticus, from Greek ex ō tikos, from ex ō
Date: 1599
1 : introduced from another country : not native to the place where found < exotic plants>
2 archaic : FOREIGN , ALIEN
3 : strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual < exotic flavors>
4 : of or relating to striptease < exotic dancing>
– ex · ot · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– ex · ot · ic · ness \ -tik-n ə s \ noun