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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Quercus ilex</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>holm oak</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Quercus</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Q. ilex</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>evergreen oak</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>holly oak</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>holm oak</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A small to medium-sized, long-living evergreen oak found mostly in cold semi-arid to temperate humid regions of the Mediterranean basin. It has small leathery and wooly leaves with an upper side of dark green, and a lower side covered in white hairs. The wood of the tree is dense and semiporous, and is often used as firewood. Its acorns have been used to feed livestock. ]]></note></mads>