How many syllables in persimmon?

There are 3 syllables in the word persimmon.

Divide persimmon into syllables:

persimmon (noun):: noun. any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros.; an eastern u.s. tree (d. virginiana) or a japanese tree (d. kaki); any of a genus (diospyros) of trees of the ebony family with hard fine wood, oblong leaves, and small bell-shaped flowers

american persimmon

diospyros

diospyros kaki

diospyros lotus

diospyros virginiana

fruit tree

genus diospyros

japanese persimmon

kaki

persimmon tree

possumwood

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