EXOTICS

Noun

exotics

plural of exotic

Anagrams

• co-exist, coexist, coxiest, coxites, coĂ«xist

Source: Wiktionary


EXOTIC

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



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