How many syllables in bamboo?

There are 2 syllables in the word bamboo.

Divide bamboo into syllables:

bamboo (noun):: the jointed stem of bamboo used especially for building, furniture, and utensils; woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture.; any of various woody or arborescent grasses (as of the genera bambusa, arundinaria, and dendrocalamus of the subfamily bambusoideae) of tropical and temperate regions having hollow stems, thick rhizomes, and shoots that are used for food

arundinaria gigantea

arundinaria tecta

bambusa vulgaris

bambuseae

black bamboo

cane reed

common bamboo

dendrocalamus giganteus

fishpole bamboo

giant bamboo

giant cane

giant timber bamboo

gosan-chiku

graminaceous plant

gramineous plant

hotei-chiku

ku-chiku

kuri-chiku

kyo-chiku

madake

phyllostachys aurea

phyllostachys nigra

small cane

switch cane

tribe bambuseae

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