thick canopy

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A substantial, heavy cover of leaves and branches.

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  • Sunlight struggled to penetrate the thick canopy of the rainforest.
  • The ancient trees had formed a thick canopy over the centuries, blocking out the sky.
  • We walked under a thick canopy of intertwined branches and leaves.
  • The air felt cool and damp beneath the jungle's thick canopy.
  • Monkeys leap from branch to branch, hidden from predators by the thick canopy.
  • Deforestation has removed the once thick canopy that protected the fragile ecosystem.
  • In a few years, these young saplings will grow to form a thick canopy of their own.
  • The path was dark, even at noon, due to the thick canopy overhead.
  • Birdwatchers use powerful binoculars to spot species living in the thick canopy.
  • Nothing much grows on the forest floor under such a thick canopy.