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While the original Hippocratic text is concise, Dino expands it significantly, offering a rich and systematic exploration of the analogies between plant and animal generation. His commentary stands out not only as the sole known Latin interpretation of this Hippocratic work, but also as an exceptional instance of botanical inquiry within the medical-philosophical framework connected to the Bolognese medical school. Focusing on passages that address plant embryonic development, the study highlights Dino\u2019s systematic use of analogies between animal and vegetal reproduction, particularly through his discussion of seed-based generation and vegetative propagation. Philosophical works such as the Pseudo-Aristotelian\n                    <jats:italic>De plantis<\/jats:italic>\n                    and, though not explicitly cited, Albert the Great\u2019s\n                    <jats:italic>De vegetabilibus<\/jats:italic>\n                    appear to inform the broader conceptual background of the commentary. His reflections on seed anatomy, sexual differentiation, and the distribution of the vegetative soul reveal an effort to reconcile observations in plant science with a rigorous philosophical approach. By integrating Hippocratic empiricism with Aristotelian natural philosophy, Dino del Garbo offers a rare contribution to medieval plant science\u2014one that bridges medical theory, botanical physiology, and metaphysical inquiry.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1007\/s40656-026-00747-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]],"date-time":"2026-09-28T12:00:51Z","timestamp":1790596851000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Plant embryogenesis in medieval thought: Dino del Garbo\u2019s commentary on Hippocrates\u2019 De natura foetus"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"48","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9277-2379","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marilena","family":"Panarelli","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"747_CR1","unstructured":"Albertus Magnus. 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