a. [ L. exoticus, Gr. &unr_; fr.
Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the ambassador. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom. [ 1913 Webster ]
Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the gardeners call exotics. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Foreign; not native; exotic. [ R. ] --
n. The state of being exotic; also, anything foreign, as a word or idiom; an exotic. [ 1913 Webster ]