ovariole

English

Etymology

From ovary +‎ -ole.

Noun

ovariole (plural ovarioles)

(insectology) a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg production
- 1998, Reginald Frederick Chapman, The Insects:
  The oocytes develop in the ovarioles. The ovaries of Collembola are probably not homologous with those of insects, but are sac-like with a lateral germarium and no ovarioles.

References

“ovariole”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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