Xylocopa \Xy*loc"o*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cutting wood; xy`lon wood + ? to cut.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See {Carpenter bee}, under {Carpenter}. -- {Xy*loc"o*pine}, a.
Xylocopa n : carpenter bees [syn: {genus Xylocopa}]