collective branches and foliage of a tree or group octrees’ crowns. Aggregate or collective tree crowns.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
canopy (noun)1.
a) a cloth covering suspended over a bed
b) a cover (as of cloth) fixed or carried above a person of high rank or a sacred object - baldachin
c) a protective covering as
(1) the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest
(2) - awning marquee
2.
an ornamental rooflike structure
3.
a) the transparent enclosure over an airplane cockpit
b) the fabric part of a parachute that catches the air
transitive verb
to cover with or as if with a canopy