<?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">black poplar</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31470481</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:06:38</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">poplar, black</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wood of the species Populus nigra, so named for its blackish bark;  native to Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa.The wood is yellowish white in color, soft, easy to work, and used in the manufacture of paneling, inlay, carpentry, light construction, and paper pulp. ]]></dc:description></metadata>