GENERIC

I. adjective Etymology: French générique, from Latin gener-, genus birth, kind, class Date: 1676 1. relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class ; general , being or having a nonproprietary name , having no particularly distinctive quality or application , relating to or having the rank of a biological genus, ~ally adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1967 a ~ product (as a drug)