Ge-nēr'ic or Ge-nēr'ic-al, a.
a. [Fr. générique, It. & Sp. generico, from Lat. genus. See GENDER.] 1. Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to the genus, as distinct from species, or from another genus; as, a generic description; a generic difference; a generic name.
Sense 2. Very comprehensive; pertaining, or appropriate, to large classes or their characteristics.