generics

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

adjective

applicable to an entire class or group

(of drugs) not protected by trademark

relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus

Roots

genusgen- · Latin · kind, birth

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The word generics breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root gen-, from Latin genus (“kind, birth”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.