The difference between Exotic and Garden variety
When used as adjectives, exotic means foreign, especially in an exciting way, whereas garden variety means ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
Exotic is also noun with the meaning: an organism that is exotic to an environment.
check bellow for the other definitions of Exotic and Garden variety
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Exotic as an adjective:
Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
Examples:
"an exotic appearance"
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Exotic as an adjective:
Non-native to the ecosystem.
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Exotic as an adjective (finance):
Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.
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Exotic as a noun (biology):
An organism that is exotic to an environment.
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Exotic as a noun:
An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.
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Exotic as a noun (physics):
Any exotic particle.
Examples:
"Glueballs, theoretical particles composed only of gluons, are exotics."
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Garden variety as an adjective (idiomatic):
Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
Examples:
"I can usually recover from a garden variety cold with rest and fluids."