EXOTIC, is chiefly applied to plants which are natives of foreign countries, particularly those brought from the East and West Indies, and which do not naturally grow in Europe.
The generality of exotics, or exotic plants, do not thrive in England without some peculiar care and culture; they require the warmth of their own climates; whence the use of hot-beds, glass-frames, green houses, &c. See GREEN-HOUSE and STOVE.