Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
• For the fictional weapon coined for Star Trek: originally a "ph(oton ma)ser," later changed canonically to a "phas(ed)-e(nergy) r(ectifier)" (of "nadions", not photons).
phaser (plural phasers)
(music) An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
(science fiction) Fictional energy weapon, with multiple settings for degree of intensity, from the television series Star Trek (1966–69).
phaser (third-person singular simple present phasers, present participle phasering, simple past and past participle phasered)
(scifi, transitive) To shoot with a phaser weapon.
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8 June 2025
(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.