A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TARO

Mon, 27 Jan '25
Purple-flecked root vegetable
Thu, 23 Jan '25
___ chips, snack from Hawaii
Sun, 15 Dec '24
Root in some speckled chips
Sun, 17 Nov '24
Starchy root
Thu, 27 Jun '24
Flavoring in purple bubble tea
Tue, 19 Mar '24
Starchy tropical root
Fri, 13 Oct '23
Polynesian staple
Tue, 13 Jun '23
Poi source
Fri, 30 Sep '22
Hawaiian crop threatened by the apple snail
Tue, 20 Sep '22
Tropical root vegetable
Sun, 18 Sep '22
Main ingredient in poi
Tue, 7 Jun '22
Tuber type
Wed, 2 Feb '22
Popular boba flavor
Mon, 7 Jun '21
___ chips (Hawaiian snack)
Sun, 9 May '21
Pacific crop
Sun, 14 Feb '21
___ cake (dim sum dish)
Sat, 23 Jan '21
Certain paddy crop
Mon, 4 Jan '21
Poi ingredient