And on a non-word tangent if you pick a dandelion with a longish, thickish stem and lop off the flower and blow in one end you get a - well not a whistle exactly but a musical moo rather like a kazoo. If it doesn't work take a little more off the thin end. You can even nip a little hole part way along for a two note kazoo.
Probably the worst tasting musical instrument there is.