'Vespa' definitions:
Definition of 'Vespa'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets [syn: Vespa, genus Vespa]
Definition of 'Vespa'
From: GCIDE
- Vespa \Ves"pa\ (v[e^]s"p[.a]), prop. n. [L., wasp.] (Zool.) A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and hornets. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]