generic
adjective
[ dʒɪˈnɛrɪk ]
• characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific.
• "chèvre is a generic term for all goat's milk cheese"
Similar:
general,
common,
collective,
non-specific,
inclusive,
all-inclusive,
all-encompassing,
broad,
comprehensive,
blanket,
umbrella,
sweeping,
universal,
cross-disciplinary,
interdisciplinary,
multidisciplinary,
• relating to a genus.
generic
noun
• a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark.
• "substituting generics for brand-name drugs"
Origin:
late 17th century: from French générique, from Latin genus, gener- ‘stock, race’.
