exotic plant
Imported botanical specimen
An exotic plant is one growing outside its native range, introduced intentionally or accidentally from another region.
The term is neutral in botany but carries connotations of the unusual or striking: The greenhouse featured exotic plants from tropical rainforests.
Some exotic plants become invasive, outcompeting native species, while others remain harmless ornamentals.
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- tropical paradiseIdyllic warm coastal locale
- orchidShowy tropical flower
- palmHand's flat interior
- fernSpore-spreading vascular plant
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Organism indigenous to region
indigenous plant · native species · indigenous species · native flora · native vegetation
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