<?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 gum</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31478026</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:08:43</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">black tupelo</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">black-gum</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">blackgum</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gum, black</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Stiff, tough wood of the species Nyssa sylvatica, found from New Hampshire to Texas in the United States. It is hard to split. White to yellowish in color, it is used for mallets, furniture, bottle cases, pallets, baskets, boxes, veneer, barrels, and firewood. ]]></dc:description></metadata>