Daffodil Flower Meaning. Daffodils are used by the American Cancer Societys to symbolize the hope that a cure will be found. The daffodil symbolizes new beginning and rebirth.
Daffodil is a bulbous plant and belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family. But daffodil has other meanings as well. In modern days the daffodil flower has more positive meanings.
Some of them are positive and others not so much.
Daffodils belong to the genus narcissus which includes jonquils and paperwhites. In some contexts daffodil also symbolizes the promise of eternal life and contentment as well as faith and forgiveness. People believe in its ability to attract good fortune and luck. In a religious context the daffodil is associated with Lent often called the Lent Lily because they are usually seen for the first time between the days of Ash Wednesday and Easter.