fenn

mud; marsh

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A low, flat fen with shallow standing water threading between dense sedge tussocks and rushes, with saturated dark soil visible along the water edges.

noun

fen

FEN/fen/

A low wetland with peat and mineral-rich water.

Etymology

fenOld Englishmud; marsh

Old English fenn covered both mud or mire and marshy ground. The modern meaning retains the landscape sense: low, waterlogged land supporting marsh vegetation.

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