A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OVUM

Sun, 10 Dec '23
Tube traveler?
Sun, 18 Jun '23
It has human potential
Wed, 5 Apr '23
Tube traveler?
Sun, 19 Mar '23
Reproductive cell
Sun, 13 Nov '22
Thing moving through a tube, maybe
Thu, 19 May '22
Fallopian tube traveler
Mon, 2 Aug '21
Egg to be fertilized
Tue, 30 Mar '21
Cell with 23 unpaired DNA strands