fly poison fly·poi·son uncommon noun 1. all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae Synonymsfly poisonAmianthum muscaetoxicumAmianthum muscitoxicum Related words Broader terms liliaceous plant Parts Amianthum WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.