Definitions For Generic

noun

• Any product that can be sold without a brand name
• Wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as vin rouge', vino rosso', rotwein', red wine', etc.), or by general class (as vin ordinaire', vin de table', vino da tavola', tafelwein', table wine', etc.)

adjective

• Applicable to an entire class or group
• (of drugs) not protected by trademark

adjective

• Relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus

verb

• A product (such as a drug) that is not sold or made under a particular brand name : a generic product