Higher level of fluoride in underground water is a burning problem in many parts of the world. Continuous ingestion of fluoride containing water leads to fluorosis. In the present work, natural banana (Musa acuminate) peel (NBP), an unconventional adsorbent, has been explored for removal of fluoride from aqueous system. The NBP was characterized by using SEM, FTIR, and point of zero charge. In the batch study, maximum fluoride removal was achieved at the pH 4.0 (pH ZPC 5.63), taking about 60 min to attain equilibrium. Kinetics data were fitted with a pseudo-second-order (R 2 = 0.99) and Bahangam models (R 2 = 1.00). The experimental data fitted well to a D-R adsorption isotherm (R 2 = 0.995). Thermodynamic data suggests that the adsorption of fluoride on NBP is an exothermic reaction. Therefore, the results suggest that natural banana peel dust could be a cost-effective, eco-friendly adsorbent for removal of fluoride from aqueous medium.