Canopy

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkæ.nÉ™.pi/

Origin

From Middle English canope, from Latin cōnōpēum ("curtain") (ultimately from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον (konopeion)), through Medieval Latin canopeum, or possibly Old French conope, conopé (cf. modern French canapé).

Full definition of canopy

Noun

1. A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
• Drydengolden canopies and beds of state
2. Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
3. The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
4. In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
5. In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

Verb

1. To cover with or as if with a canopy.
• MiltonA bank with ivy canopied.
2. To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.