How many syllables in forsythia?

There are 4 syllables in the word forsythia.

How to pronounce forsythia:

forsythia (noun):: any of a genus (forsythia) of ornamental shrubs of the olive family with opposite leaves and yellow bell-shaped flowers appearing before the leaves in early spring; any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers.

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