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    The word "cosca" refers to a clan or crime family in the Sicilian Mafia. It describes any plant with spiny leaves that symbolize the close bonds between Mafia members. The equivalent term for families in the 'Ndrangheta crime organization in Calabria is "ndrina". References and external links are provided.

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    The word "cosca" refers to a clan or crime family in the Sicilian Mafia. It describes any plant with spiny leaves that symbolize the close bonds between Mafia members. The equivalent term for families in the 'Ndrangheta crime organization in Calabria is "ndrina". References and external links are provided.

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    The word "cosca" refers to a clan or crime family in the Sicilian Mafia. It describes any plant with spiny leaves that symbolize the close bonds between Mafia members. The equivalent term for families in the 'Ndrangheta crime organization in Calabria is "ndrina". References and external links are provided.

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    The word "cosca" refers to a clan or crime family in the Sicilian Mafia. It describes any plant with spiny leaves that symbolize the close bonds between Mafia members. The equivalent term for families in the 'Ndrangheta crime organization in Calabria is "ndrina". References and external links are provided.

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    Cosca

    For the village of Coca in Vaslui County, see Ivneti.

    The word cosca (pl. cosche in Italian and coschi in


    Sicilian) is a Sicilian word which refers to any plant such
    as the artichoke or the thistle whose spiny closely folded
    leaves symbolize the tightness of relationships between
    members of the Maa. In the English language this is
    best described as a clan. It is often used as a synonym for
    a Maa crime family. The equivalent in the 'Ndrangheta
    in Calabria is the 'ndrina.

    1 References
    Blok, Anton (1974/1988). The Maa of a Sicil-
    ian village 1860-1960. A study of violent peasant
    entrepreneurs, Long Grove (IL): Waveland Press,
    ISBN 0-88133-325-5

    Dickie, John (2004). Cosa Nostra. A history of the


    Sicilian Maa, London: Coronet, ISBN 978-0-340-
    82435-1

    Servadio, Gaia (1976). Maoso. A history of the


    Maa from its origins to the present day, London:
    Secker & Warburg, ISBN 0-8128-2101-7

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    3 Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses


    3.1 Text
    Cosca Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosca?oldid=756431920 Contributors: Ricky81682, Pippu d'Angelo, Stefanomione, Equi-
    librial, Hmains, LinguistAtLarge, Esrever, DonCalo, Cydebot, Biruitorul, Ekotkie, Icseaturtles, BOTarate, Addbot, Erutuon, DexDor,
    Mach1988, Helpful Pixie Bot, Madreterra and Anonymous: 4

    3.2 Images
    File:Wiktionary-logo-v2.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Wiktionary-logo-v2.svg License: CC BY-
    SA 4.0 Contributors: Own work Original artist: Dan Polansky based on work currently attributed to Wikimedia Foundation but originally
    created by Smurrayinchester

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    Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

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