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}]