How many syllables in orchid?

There are 2 syllables in the word orchid.

Divide orchid into syllables:

orchid (noun):: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors.; any of a large family (orchidaceae, the orchid family) of perennial epiphytic or terrestrial monocotyledonous plants that usually have showy 3-petaled flowers with the middle petal enlarged into a lip and differing from the others in shape and color

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