Canopy

Canopy can mean many things:

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

Related pages

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