Canopy

Canopy can mean many things:

The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: canopy.

Plants
  • Canopy (biology), part of a forest or farm crop where the branches and leaves make a roof or umbrella
  • Canopy (grape), part of the grape vine plant that is above ground (not roots)

Religion and ceremonies
  • Baldachin or canopy of state, a canopy put over an altar or throne
  • Chuppah, a canopy used in Jewish weddings
  • Umbraculum, a canopy that the leader of Roman Catholic Christians, the Pope, gives to basilicas
  • Vapor canopy, a creationist idea that earth was surrounded by a "canopy" of water

As a proper name

Transportation
  • Canopy (aircraft), a transparent covering over the cockpit of an aircraft, where the pilot sits
  • Camper shell, or canopy, a raised covering for the back of a pickup truck
  • Honda Canopy, a three-wheeled automobile made by Honda

Brands and organizations
  • Canopy (hotel), a group of hotels that is part of Hilton Worldwide
  • Canopy Group, U.S. investment firm
  • OP Canopy, Canadian Forces Operation

Computing
  • Enthought Canopy, a Python distribution and analysis program for scientific and analytic computing
  • Motorola Canopy, a wireless networking system

Other proper names
  • Canopy (movie), a 2013 Australian war movie

Other uses
  • Canopy (building), any roof or structure that makes shade or other shelter
  • Canopy (parachute), the cloth and rope part of a parachute
  • Canopy bed, a type of bed with a roof on it
  • Vehicle canopy, type of overhead door for vehicle
  • CanapĂ©, a small decorative food item
  • Kanopy, an on-demand streaming video platform for public libraries and universities
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