Fly Poison (Noun)
Meaning
All parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The fly poison extracted from the plant was traditionally used by local residents to repel and kill pests in homes.
- People must exercise caution when handling plants known to contain toxic substances often used as a homemade fly poison.
- Before pesticides became commercially available, individuals relied on various household remedies and plant extracts such as this bulb as a natural fly poison.
- Old farmers also learned how to convert these hazardous plant materials into various effective and long-lasting natural insecticides and a strong fly poison.
- Even if sometimes difficult to locate in more conventional horticultural classification charts, plant compounds similar to that highly effective natural fly poison would periodically place certain subgroups like these flowers within different related plant categories, namely the subfamily Melanthiaceae.