exotic

Who acts: Exotic, exotic species, species, We, Parrots, holiday brochure · What happens: mean, come, belong, seem, be, bring · To what, where: plant, place, exotic fruits, exotic birds, warm countries, exotic beaches

«exotic» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: exotic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Exotic means coming from or belonging to a faraway country, especially a hot one, and seeming unusual and exciting.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Exotic	exotic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	coming	come	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	from	from	ADP	_	3 coming	obl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 belonging	cc
6	belonging	belong	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 coming	conj
7	to	to	ADP	_	10 country	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 country	det
9	faraway	faraway	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 country	amod
10	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 belonging	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 one	punct
12	especially	especially	ADV	_	15 one	advmod
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 one	det
14	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 one	amod
15	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 country	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 seeming	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 seeming	cc
18	seeming	seem	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 coming	conj
19	unusual	unusual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 seeming	xcomp
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 exciting	cc
21	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 unusual	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Exotic		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	come not said to happen	gerund	Exotic not said here		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	belong	gerund	Exotic not said here	to a faraway country and a hot one	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
4	seem	gerund	Exotic not said here	unusual property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Exotic can mean very unusual and colourful, not ordinary.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Exotic	exotic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 unusual	advmod
5	unusual	unusual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	ccomp
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 colourful	cc
7	colourful	colourful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 unusual	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 ordinary	punct
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 ordinary	advmod
10	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 unusual	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Exotic						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

An exotic species is a plant or animal brought into a place where it does not naturally live.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 species	det
2	exotic	exotic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 species	amod
3	species	species	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 plant	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 plant	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 plant	det
6	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 animal	cc
8	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 plant	conj
9	brought	bring	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 plant	acl
10	into	into	ADP	_	12 place	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 place	det
12	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 brought	obl
13	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	18 live	advmod
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 live	nsubj
15	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 live	aux
16	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 live	advmod
17	naturally	naturally	ADV	_	18 live	advmod
18	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 place	acl:relcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 plant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a exotic species	a plant or animal			tree rules
2	bring	participle		a plant or animal not said here	a place		vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into place=Destination
3	not live	present · do-support	species			naturally property	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

We tried exotic fruits like lychees and passion fruit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 tried	nsubj
2	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	exotic	exotic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fruits	amod
4	fruits	fruit	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tried	obj
5	like	like	ADP	_	6 lychees	case
6	lychees	lychee	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fruits	nmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 fruit	cc
8	passion	passion	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fruit	compound
9	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lychees	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	We	exotic fruits				like lychees and passion fruit	vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Eventuality

Example 2

Parrots are exotic birds from warm countries.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Parrots	parrot	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 birds	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 birds	cop
3	exotic	exotic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 birds	amod
4	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 countries	case
6	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 countries	amod
7	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 birds	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 birds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Parrots	exotic birds		warm countries			tree rules

Example 3

The holiday brochure showed exotic beaches.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 brochure	det
2	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 brochure	compound
3	brochure	brochure	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 showed	nsubj
4	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	exotic	exotic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 beaches	amod
6	beaches	beach	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 showed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the holiday brochure	exotic beaches					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent beach=Recipient

Example 4

Keeping exotic pets like snakes needs special care.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keeping	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 needs	csubj
2	exotic	exotic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 pets	amod
3	pets	pet	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keeping	obj
4	like	like	ADP	_	5 snakes	case
5	snakes	snake	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pets	nmod
6	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 care	amod
8	care	care	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 needs	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 needs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	gerund		exotic pets				like snakes	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pet=Theme
2	need	present	Keeping	special care					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot care=Theme

Example 5

Rabbits were an exotic species in Australia and spread everywhere.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 species	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 species	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 species	det
4	exotic	exotic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 species	amod
5	species	species	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 Australia	case
7	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 species	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 spread	cc
9	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 species	conj
10	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	PronType=Tot	9 spread	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 species	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Rabbits	a exotic species		Australia			tree rules
2	spread	past	Rabbits not said here					everywhere property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Her costume was bright and exotic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 costume	nmod:poss
2	costume	costume	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bright	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 bright	cop
4	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 exotic	cc
6	exotic	exotic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 bright	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bright	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her costume					bright property	tree rules
2	be		Her costume not said here						tree rules

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