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canopy
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  1. canopy
  2. canopy stringer
  3. canopy switch
  4. bell canopy
  5. bubble canopy
  6. crown canopy

1can·o·py

noun \ˈka-nə-pē\
plural can·o·pies

Definition of CANOPY

1
a : a cloth covering suspended over a bed
b : a cover (as of cloth) fixed or carried above a person of high rank or a sacred object : baldachin
c : a protective covering: as (1) : the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest (2) : awning, marquee
2
: an ornamental rooflike structure
3
a : the transparent enclosure over an airplane cockpit
b : the fabric part of a parachute that catches the air
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Examples of CANOPY

  1. A canopy hung over the altar.
  2. <trees line both sides of the garden path, with their foliage forming a leafy canopy for walkers>

Origin of CANOPY

Middle English canope, from Medieval Latin canopeum mosquito net, from Latin conopeum, from Greek kōnōpion, from kōnōps mosquito
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CANOPY

Synonyms
awning, ceiling, cover, roof, tent

Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

2canopy

transitive verb
canopiedcanopy·ing

Definition of CANOPY

: to cover with or as if with a canopy

First Known Use of CANOPY

1594

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