How many syllables in rhododendron?

There are 4 syllables in the word rhododendron.

How to pronounce rhododendron:

rhododendron (noun):: one with leathery evergreen leaves as distinguished from a deciduous azalea; any of a genus (rhododendron) of widely cultivated shrubs and trees of the heath family with alternate leaves and showy flowers; any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers.

azalea

bush

coast rhododendron

genus rhododendron

rhododendron californicum

rhododendron maxima

rhododendron viscosum

rosebay

shrub

swamp azalea

white honeysuckle

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