exotic
(adjective) strikingly strange or unusual; “an exotic hair style”; “protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants”; “the exotic landscape of a dead planet”
alien, exotic
(adjective) being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; “alien customs”; “exotic plants in a greenhouse”; “exotic cuisine”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exotic (comparative more exotic, superlative most exotic)
Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
Non-native to the ecosystem.
(finance) Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.
exotic (plural exotics)
(biology) An organism that is exotic to an environment.
An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.
(physics) Any exotic particle.
• coxite, excito-
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ot"ic, a. Etym: [L. exoticus, Gr. exotique. See Exoteric.]
Definition: Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word. Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the ambassador. Evelyn.
Ex*ot"ic, n.
Definition: Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom. Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the gardeners call exotics. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 May 2025
(verb) confer a trust upon; “The messenger was entrusted with the general’s secret”; “I commit my soul to God”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
