Exotic
(adjective)
- Strikingly or excitingly unusual or different.
- Originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.
Origin:
Early 17th century: from latin exoticus, from greek exōtikos, from exō "outside".
Examples:
- The exotic flowers in the garden were from South America.
- He had a collection of exotic cars.
- The dancers performed an exotic dance from the Far East.
- The food was exotic and she had never tried it before.
- The exotic bird was a rare species and was worth a lot of money.