Main Entry: ¹ex·ot·ic

Pronunciation: \ig-ˈzä-tik\

Function: 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