fen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
  2. noun low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
    marshland; marsh; fenland.
    • thousands of acres of marshland
    • the fens of eastern England

WordNet

Fen noun
Etymology
AS. fen, fenn, marsh, mud, dirt; akin to D. veen, OFries. fenne, fene, OHG. fenna, G. fenn, Icel. fen, Goth. fani mud.
Definitions
  1. 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.
    ✍ Fen is used adjectively with the sense of belonging to, or of the nature of, a fen or fens.

Webster 1913