ovariole
/ə(ʊ)ˈvɛːrɪəʊl/Zoology
noun
A small ovary; specifically each of the structures in the ovary of an insect in which oocytes are formed, frequently tubular in shape.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From ovarium + -ole.