<?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">European Turkey oak</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31470379</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:06:36</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 oak</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Turkey oak</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">oak, European Turkey</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wood of the species Quercus cerris, native to Europe and Asia Minor. It is a hard, strong wood, used for furniture, construction, coffins, wagons, boats, tools, roofing, statuary, and veneer. It is beautifully mottled due to the abundance of its silver grain; however, the wood is susceptible to cracking and splitting when drying, which sometimes restricts its use to rough work. ]]></dc:description></metadata>