<?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">sweet gum</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Liquidambar</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>hardwood</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>gum, sweet</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>liquidambar</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>red gum wood</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sweet-gum</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sweetgum</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wood of trees belonging to the genus Liquidambar, today native to North and South America and Asia. It is used for furniture, veneer, small decorative items, and for pulp for book paper. The reddish-brown heartwood is sold as "red gum wood."  ]]></note></mads>