■ noun ( plural canopies )
1》 a cloth covering over a throne, bed, etc.
↘a roof-like projection or shelter.
↘the expanding, umbrella-like part of a parachute.
2》 the transparent plastic or glass cover of an aircraft's cockpit.
3》 the uppermost branches of the trees in a forest, forming a more or less continuous layer of foliage.
■ verb ( canopies , ~ing , canopied ) [usu. as adjective canopied ] cover or provide with a ~.
Origin
ME: from med. L. canopeum , alt. of L. conopeum 'mosquito net over a bed', from Gk kōnōpeion 'couch with mosquito curtains', from kōnōps 'mosquito'.