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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 80 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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EXOTIC (Gr. EWTIK6s, See also:foreign, from few, outside)  , of See also:foreign origin, or belonging to another See also:country . The See also:term is now used in the restricted sense of something not indigenous or native, and is mostly applied to See also:plants introduced from foreign countries, which have not become acclimatized . Figuratively, " See also:exotic " is used to convey the sense of something rare, delicate or extravagant .

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