fen

¹fen

noun \ˈfen\

Definition of FEN

: 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)

Origin of FEN

Middle English, from Old English fenn; akin to Old High German fenna fen, Sanskrit paṅka mud

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

Rhymes with FEN

ben, den, en, Fenn, gen, glen, hen, ken, Ken, n, pen, Rennes, Seine, sen, Sten, ten, then, wen, when, wren, Wren, yen, Zen