<?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">European chestnut</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Castanea sativa</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>chestnut</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Italian chestnut</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Spanish chestnut</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chestnut, European</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sweet chestnut</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wood of the species Castanea sativa, native to southwestern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor. The heartwood is yellowish-brown in color, closely resembling oak but lacking its silver grain characteristics. It is used in the making of furniture, coffin boards, turnery, and fence poles. ]]></note></mads>