ovariole

English

Etymology

From ovary +‎ -ole.

Noun

ovariole (plural ovarioles)

1. (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.