1. A long-lived African tree (Adansonia digitata) with an immense, swollen trunk that stores water, and short, root-like branches.
2.colloq. A tree that put everything into the trunk. Topped with a few spindly branches that look like an afterthought.
In a sentence:
"The guide stopped the jeep at a thiccc African baobab: two thousand years old, a trunk wider than the jeep is long, and branches that look like it forgot to finish."
Etymology:
Probably from Arabic buhibab, 'fruit with many seeds', recorded by the Italian botanist Prospero Alpini in 1592. Also called the upside-down tree, because the trunk got all the attention and the branches look like roots.
Yes. African Baobab was admitted to the Thiccctionary on June 23, 2026 and filed in the Produce & Botanical section. The ruling on file: Admitted, with a footnote. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.
What makes an african baobab thiccc?
A tree that put everything into the trunk. Topped with a few spindly branches that look like an afterthought.
Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?
Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).
