exotica.[L. exoticus, Gr. fr. 'e`xw outside: cf. F. exotique. See Exoteric.] 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.)n. 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.)