gĕnŭīnus, a, um, adj. [geno, gigno], innate, native, natural.
I Lit. (rare but class.): genuinae domesticaeque virtutes, * Cic. Rep. 2, 15, 29: naturales et genuini honores, Gell. 2, 2, 9: pietas, Dig. 43, 28, 3, § 4: nequitia, Ap. Met. 9, 29, 1.—
II Transf., genuine , authentic (post-class.): comoedia Plauti, Gell. 3, 3, 7.