Real Dictionary

generic
You use generic to describe something that refers or relates to a whole class of similar things.

generic in American English
a product, as a drug or grocery item, without a brand name
of, applied to, or referring to a whole kind, class, or group; inclusive or general
adjective: of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general
noun: a generic term

generic in British English
adjective: applicable or referring to a whole class or group; general
noun: a drug, food product, etc, that does not have a trademark

generic in the Pharmaceutical Industry 1
adjective: A generic drug or other product is one that does not have a trademark and that is known by a general name, rather than the manufacturer's name.

generic in the Pharmaceutical Industry 2
noun: A generic is a drug or other product that does not have a trademark and that is known by a general name, rather than the manufacturer's name.