ovariole

Etymology

From ovary + -ole.

ovariole means a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg production Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg production“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.”