How many syllables in tulip?

There are 2 syllables in the word tulip.

How to pronounce tulip:

tulip (noun):: the flower or bulb of a tulip; any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower.; any of a genus (tulipa) of eurasian bulbous herbs of the lily family that have linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and are widely grown for their showy flowers

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