A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

YAM

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