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Nu·eces (no̵̅o̅ ā′sās, -səs)

river in S Tex., flowing SE into the Gulf of Mexico at Corpus Christi: 315 mi (507 km)

Etymology: Sp, nuts, for the pecan trees there

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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