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   Fen

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   noun

   • 1. a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land: "55 acres of fen"
   • ▪ flat low-lying areas of eastern England, formerly marshland but largely drained for agriculture since the 17th century.
   • ▪ wetland with alkaline, neutral, or only slightly acid peaty soil.

   Word Origin Old Englishfen(n), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veen and German Fenn.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fenny adjective

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   What does Fen mean?

   • It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat The meaning of FEN is low land that is covered wholly or partly with water unless artificially drained and that usually has peaty alkaline soil and characteristic flora (as of sedges and reeds).

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   What is a fen in England?

   • Avaste Fen, Estonia. Sedges dominate the landscape, woody shrubs and trees are sparse. Wicken Fen, England. Grasses in the foreground are typical of a fen. A fen is a type of peat -accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. [ 1][ 2] It is one of the main types of wetland along with marshes, swamps, and bogs.

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   What is a fen ecosystem?

   • A fen is a type of peat -accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. [ 1][ 2] It is one of the main types of wetland along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. [ 2] The unique water chemistry of fens is a result of the ground or surface water input.

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   Is a fen a wetland?

   • A fen is a marshy area — a damp, grassy area of ground. If your entire back yard is a fen, you'll want to wear tall rubber boots when you walk your dog. A fen is similar to a marsh, a mire, a swamp, or a bog. In all of these wetland ecosystems, the water level tends to rise and fall, leaving them constantly soggy to some degree.

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   A fen is a type of wetland with peat accumulation and mineral-rich water input. Learn how fens are classified, where they are found, and what species they support.

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   Fen can mean a low-lying marshy land or a Chinese coin and monetary unit. Learn the difference, the history and the usage of fen with Dictionary.com.

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   A fen is a marshy area — a damp, grassy area of ground. If your entire back yard is a fen, you'll want to wear tall rubber boots when you walk your dog. A fen is similar to a marsh, a mire, a swamp, or a bog.

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   Fen is a type of wetland ecosystem dominated by grasses and grasslike plants that develop on mineral-rich groundwater. Learn about the characteristics, distribution, and ecology of fens from Britannica's experts.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word fen, a type of low, flat, wet land, especially in the east of England. See examples, synonyms and related words in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   an area of low, flat, wet land in England: areas of marsh and fen. The road to Ely leads out across the fens. Compare. marshland. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: wetland. boggy. boreal forest. constructed wetland. floodplain. marshland. marshy. mire. miry. morass. peat bog. quagmire. quicksand. reed bed. slough. swampland.