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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Salix nigra</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>black willow</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Salix</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>black willow</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of medium-sized tree native to eastern North America. It has been used for timber, as a substitute for quinine, and to make a bitter tea with similar chemical compounds to aspirin. The young branches and twigs were used by Native Americans to make baskets. ]]></note></mads>