Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
parhelion, mock sun, sundog
(noun) a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; “two or more parhelia are usually seen at once”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
parhelion (plural parhelia or parhelions)
A bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of the sun’s image by ice crystals.
A reflection or image.
• mock sun
• sun dog
• orphaline
Source: Wiktionary
Par*hel"ion, n.; pl. Parhelia. Etym: [L. parelion, Gr.
Definition: A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called an anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time. Cf. Paraselene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.