01 n. Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; m…
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Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh.“'Mid reedy fens wide spread.” — Wordsworth.
Phrases & compounds
Fen boat —
a boat of light draught used in marshes.
Fen duck —
a wild duck inhabiting fens; the shoveler.
Fen fowl —
any water fowl that frequent fens.
Fen goose —
the graylag goose of Europe.
Fen land —
swamp land.