Despite their collective name, not all woodwind instruments are made entirely of wood. The reeds used to play them, however, are usually made from Arundo donax, a type of monocot cane plant.
What type of instruments with a misleading name aren't always made completely out of wood? What are woodwind instrument's reeds often made out of? Is the Arundo donax a monocot or dicot cane plant? What objects do musicians have to have in order to play woodwind instruments?