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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">blue stain</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>sapwood</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>conditions and effects for wood</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>discoloration</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>blue rot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>blue sap stain</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>blue-stain</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stain, blue</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stain, blue sap</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Bluish or grayish discoloration of timber caused by the growth of several types of moldlike fungi on the surface and in the interior of the sapwood. ]]></note></mads>