<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Prunus mahaleb</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31468000</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:06:00</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Austrian cherry</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Saint Lucie cherry</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">St. Lucie cherry</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mahaleb</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mahaleb cherry</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rock cherry</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of small tree or large shrub native to middle and southern Europe, western and central Asia, and northwestern Africa. It produces a small thin-fleshed cherry-like drupe, the kernel of which is used in perfumery and as a flavoring that tastes like bitter almond. It is also used in dye-making. The hard wood is used for small objects. The fruits are strung as beads in Africa and Asia. The tree is also used as dwarf stock for grafting branches of cultivated edible cherries. ]]></dc:description></metadata>