How many syllables in hemlock?

There are 2 syllables in the word hemlock.

Divide hemlock into syllables:

hemlock (noun):: any of several poisonous herbs (such as a poison hemlock or a water hemlock) of the carrot family having finely cut leaves and small white flowers; large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous.

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