A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

YAM

Tue, 9 Apr '24
Source of Thanksgiving carbs
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Nigerian staple food
Thu, 14 Mar '24
Tuber that can be candied
Wed, 7 Feb '24
Crop revered by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea
Fri, 15 Dec '23
Purple ___, Hawaiian crop
Mon, 13 Nov '23
Sweet potato
Thu, 31 Aug '23
Food item that may be candied
Thu, 5 Jan '23
Agricultural item that Nigeria produces more of than the rest of the world combined
Sat, 3 Sep '22
Sometimes-purple tuber
Sun, 19 Jun '22
Starchy vegetable
Sun, 24 Apr '22
Thanksgiving dinner offering
Sat, 9 Apr '22
Chinese ___, food also called nagaimo
Wed, 17 Nov '21
Major vegetable export of Nigeria (nearly 70% of the world's total)
Thu, 23 Sep '21
Food item that may be candied
Wed, 10 Feb '21
Crop item grown in Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"
Mon, 1 Feb '21
Thanksgiving vegetable