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canopy
Meaning: the leafy upper layer formed by forest trees
canopy in a sentence
How canopy is used in real sentences:
Only a few rays of sunlight passed through the forest canopy.
Monkeys moved along branches high in the rainforest canopy.
“His horse bounded over muddy ruts, while the forest canopy shut out the fading sky.”
— from the passage The Agreement at Alder Crossing
Synonyms for canopy
Other words for canopy — treetops, overstory and tree cover — carry the same meaning.
- treetops
- overstory
- tree cover
Antonyms of canopy
Words that mean the opposite of canopy:
- ground
- clearing
Where it comes from
From Greek konopeion 'curtain over a bed'
Memory hook
The canopy is the forest's leafy cap.