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A farmer in southeastern Europe uses a waste product to save on the cost of fertilizer.
Exotic
Alban Cakalli grows vegetables in northwestern Albania. He collects used coffee grounds from a local shop to make fertilizer. Using the coffee waste has permitted him to experiment with growing exotic plants.
An exotic plant does not live or grow naturally in certain places.
Exotic describes something that is unusual and exciting because it is from a distant place.
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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