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Canopy

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Canopy may refer to:

Plants

  • Canopy (biology), aboveground portion of plant community or crop (including forests)
  • Canopy (grape), aboveground portion of grapevine

Religion and ceremonies

  • Baldachin or canopy of state, typically placed over an altar or throne
  • Chuppah, a canopy used in Jewish wedding ceremonies
  • Umbraculum, a canopy awarded by the pope to basilicas
  • Vapor canopy, a creationist idea that earth was surrounded by a "canopy" of water

As a proper name

Transportation

  • Canopy (aircraft), transparent enclosure over aircraft cockpit
  • Camper shell, or canopy, a raised, rigid covering for the rear bed of a pickup truck
  • Honda Canopy, a three-wheeled automobile from Honda

Brands and organizations

  • Canopy (hotel), a brand within the corporate structure of Hilton Worldwide
  • Canopy Group, U.S. investment firm
  • OP Canopy, Canadian Forces Operation

Computing

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

Other uses

  • Canopy (film), a 2013 Australian war film

Other uses

  • Canopy (building), overhead roof or structure that provides shade or other shelter
  • Canopy (parachute), cloth and suspension line portion of parachute
  • Canopy bed, a type of bed
  • Vehicle canopy, type of overhead door for vehicle

See also

  • Canapé, a small decorative food item
  • Kanopy, an on-demand streaming video platform for public libraries and universities
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