A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

YUCCA

Tue, 24 Mar '26
State flower of New Mexico
Fri, 23 Feb '24
State flower of New Mexico
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Gross-sounding plant?
Thu, 15 Jul '21
Southwest desert plant
Sun, 7 Feb '21
Spanish dagger or Adam's needle is a variety of it