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Definition of: exotic
(ig·zot′ik) adjective
Belonging by nature or origin to another part of the world; brought in from abroad; foreign; strange: an exotic flower.
—noun Something not native, as a plant, person, word, etc. [<L exoticus <Gk. exōtikos foreign <exō outside]
—ex·ot′i·cal·ly adverb
—ex·ot′i·cism noun
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