<?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">Populus nigra</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31468785</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:06:12</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">English poplar</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">European black poplar</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Lombardy poplar</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Lombardy&apos;s poplar</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Populus dilatata</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Populus italica</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">black cottonwood</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">black poplar</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of medium-sized, deciduous tree native to native to Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa. Known in three or four subspecies. It has oval, fine-toothed leaves; is long-trunked, and grows to 35 meters (115 feet) in height. The timber is primarily used for paneling and other purposes. A yellowish dye can be extracted from the fresh leaves. On wool, it produces a brass color with a chrome mordant and a yellow-brown color with an alum mordant. The extract does not dye cotton. ]]></dc:description></metadata>