How many syllables in sunflower?

There are 3 syllables in the word sunflower.

How to pronounce sunflower:

sunflower (noun):: any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays.; any of a genus (helianthus, especially h. annuus) of new world composite plants with large yellow-rayed flower heads bearing edible seeds that yield an edible oil

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