<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31470071</termId><termName>silver birch</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Wood of the species Betula pendula found throughout Europe, including the British Isles and Scandinavia. It is characterized by having no distinct heartwood, with whitish to pale brown, fairly straight-grained wood. It is used for plywood, furniture, dowels, fittings, brooms, and turnings ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:06:31</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31470072</termId><termName>birch, silver</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31470073</termId><termName>common birch</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31470074</termId><termName>white birch</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31456577</termId><termName>birch</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31467697</termId><termName>Betula pendula</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>