How many syllables in phloem?

There is 1 syllable in the word phloem.

Divide phloem into syllables:

phloem (noun):: noun. (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes.; a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants that consists mainly of sieve tubes and elongated parenchyma cells usually with fibers and that functions in translocation and in support and storage compare xylem

bast

sieve tube

metaxylem

protoxylem

sapwood

vascular tissue

vessel elements

water-conducting tissue

woody tissue

xylem

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