Spore

A spore was a structure used by some fungi and plants in order to reproduce themselves asexually.
In April 2151, Commander and Sub-Commander T'Pol were exposed to protocystian spores on the planet Rigel X. ()
Doctor Phlox once a peculiar colony of spores on a hull. ()
The following year, Phlox examined Travis Mayweather to ensure that he was not carrying protocystian spores. ()
During the 2240s and 2250s the Federation experimented with using a displacement-activated spore hub drive, or spore drive for short. It was an organic propulsion system created by Paul Stamets and Straal using mycelium spores harvested from Prototaxites stellaviatori. ()
Agmar claimed as a descendant of 21st century Phylosians, his and others' spores were rendered "" from Staphylococcus infection of that time period. ()
 
In 2264, members of the Omicron colony were infected by pod plant spores on Omicron Ceti III. Three years later, the arrived at the planet, and the crew was infected by the spores, but the actions of Captain Kirk were able to save them. These spores infected a person, protecting them from dangerous berthold rays, and gave them perfect physical health (even regrowing missing organs). However, the perfect peace of mind these spores created also caused the victim to abandon their duties and engage in behavior they would not normally do. For example, a spore-infected Spock lost emotional control and fell in love with a former colleague. ()
Plasma plague could survive in vacuum as spores, and thus remained dangerous if jettisoned into space. ()
In 2376, The Doctor sent Tom Paris and Neelix to a planetoid in the Wyanti system to gather spores that could be used to grow antiviral proteins. ()
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