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   fen

   /fɛn/

   noun

   • 1. a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land: "a native species of fens and damp meadows"
   • ▪ the flat low-lying areas of eastern England, mainly in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk, 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

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • F

     4

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

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