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exotica

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ex·ot·i·ca  (g-zt-k)
pl.n.
Things that are curiously unusual or excitingly strange: such gustatory exotica as killer bee honey and fresh catnip sauce.

[Latin extica, from neuter pl. of exticus, exotic; see exotic.]

exotica
Noun, pl
exotic objects, esp. as a collection

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