A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ASTER

Sun, 16 Jun '24
Horror director Ari
Sat, 16 Mar '24
Daisylike flower
Thu, 3 Aug '23
"Star" of a fall garden
Sun, 4 Jun '23
Fall bloom
Fri, 31 Mar '23
New York ___ (purple bloom)
Thu, 2 Mar '23
Flower whose name comes from the Greek for "star"
Mon, 24 Oct '22
Fall bloom
Mon, 24 Jan '22
Fall bloom that resembles a daisy
Tue, 24 Aug '21
Late-blooming flower
Mon, 24 May '21
Autumn bloom