relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; the generic name'

a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape

[ Syn: generic wine , generic wine ]

any product that can be sold without a brand name

(of drugs) not protected by trademark; `Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol''

applicable to an entire class or group; is there a generic Asian mind?'