<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">gum thus</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Pinus palustris</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>gum turpentine</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>Pinus caribaea</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>Pinus taeda</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>gum</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>gum turpentine</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>thus, gum</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The balsam exudate obtained from several North American trees, including the longleaf pine, Pinus palustris, the Cuban pine, Pinus caribaea, and the loblolly pine, Pinus taeda. Gum thus is a thick, yellowish, sticky mass with a characteristic piney odor. It is used as an additive in oil paints, an insecticide, a polish, and as an antiseptic agent. ]]></note></mads>