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fen n. 沼泽,沼池 沼泽,沼池 fen n 1: 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China 2: low- lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; " thousands of acres of marshland"; " the fens of eastern England" [ synonym: { marsh}, { marshland}, { fen}, { fenland}] Fen \ Fen\ ( f[ e^] n), n. [ AS. fen, fenn, marsh, mud, dirt; akin to D. veen, OFries. fenne, fene, OHG. fenna, G. fenn, Icel. fen, Goth. fani mud.] Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh. [ 1913 Webster] ' Mid reedy fens wide spread. -- Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Fen is used adjectively with the sense of belonging to, or of the nature of, a fen or fens. [ 1913 Webster] { Fen boat}, a boat of light draught used in marshes. { Fen duck} ( Zool.), a wild duck inhabiting fens; the shoveler. [ Prov. Eng.] { Fen fowl} ( Zool.), any water fowl that frequent fens. { Fen goose} ( Zool.), the graylag goose of Europe. [ Prov. Eng.] { Fen land}, swamp land. [ 1913 Webster]
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