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adj. From another part of the world; foreign: exotic tropical plants in a greenhouse. See Synonyms at foreign.

adj. Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange: "If something can be explained simply, in a familiar way, then it is best to avoid more exotic explanations” ( Chet Raymo). See Synonyms at fantastic.

adj. Of or involving striptease: an exotic dancer.

n. One that is exotic.

n. A striptease performer.

adj. Foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign.

adj. Non-native to the ecosystem.

n. An organism that is exotic to an environment.

n. An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.

n. Any exotic particle.

adj. Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign

n. Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom.

Of foreign origin or character; introduced from a foreign country; not native, naturalized, or familiarized; extraneous: as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word.

n. Anything of foreign origin, as a plant, tree, word, practice, etc., introduced from a foreign country, and not fully acclimated, naturalized, or established in use.

adj. strikingly strange or unusual

adj. being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

"JOHN LOWRY, LENDER, AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE: Well, the term exotic mortgage actually came from Alan Greenspan a few years ago when he was talking about all these creative financing ways where people can afford all these exorbitant houses with low payments."

strange    unusual    foreign   

exotica   

exoticness    exotic sphere    exotic pet    exotic baryon    exotic atom    exotic animal    invasive exotic   

extraneous    foreign   

antibiotic    aquatic    astronautic    chaotic    despotic    erotic    hypnotic    idiotic    narcotic    neurotic   

rare    weird    unfamiliar    oriental    tropical    delicious    colorful    expensive    exquisite    fascinate