I. ig-ˈzä-tik adjective
Etymology: Latin exoticus, from Greek exōtikos, from exō
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-)lē adverb
• ex·ot·ic·ness -tik-nəs noun
II. noun
Date: 1645
1. : one (as a plant or animal) that is exotic
2. : stripteaser
3. : exotic shorthair